https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/world/americas/mass-shootings-us-international.html
USA has more mass shootings because USA has more guns
My initial thoughts are
- guns provide lethality at a distance - vs knives and fists which require close contact with the victim
- only in the USA can a 16 year old kid buy a car or motorcycle and drive 3,000 miles without anyone giving it a second thought
- what is the abortion rate in the USA vs other countries?
- USA has a great melting pot culture - no other countries have that
- USA has a pretty good 911 system (as a general perception) - so maybe shooters think - "I will shoot people but 911 will save them - or let them die"
- USA does not blow up 100 people at a time nor have sinking ferrys nor malaria nor endless civil wars - which kinda lends credence to my belief that there is a set number of useless stupid deaths that wll occur in every country - no matter what you do
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