tom_swiss t1_jeg6g70 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:48 PM

Reply to comment by Mammoth-Mud-9609 in Gun injuries in US surged during pandemic, CDC study shows by Picture-unrelated

It would be "factually accurate" to label a subset of vehicle-vehicle collisions and vehicle-pedestrian collisions "iPhone related", if a driver or pedestrian was listening to music or using GPS on a iPhone at the time.

But that "iPhone relationship" is only relevant in a small number of cases, so it would be intellectually dishonest.

Firearms were available before the pandemic. Their availability did not increase during the pandemic. Firearms are not the relevant factor here.

Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_jeg7nlk wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:56 PM

It is important because gun deaths also includes a substantial amount of domestic violence cases, there is an attempt by a minority of people to portray gun deaths as just gang members killing each other or occasional innocent member of the public, the truth is that gang violence accounts for a relatively small amount of gun deaths in America and you are more likely to die of a gunshot wound if you own a gun than if you don't.