I think I read somewhere recently that the majority of Americans were in favour of stricter gun reforms, yet no real change I laws seem to happen and all the current presidential candidates over in the US seems to not even dare touch the subject. I find it reprehensible and puzzling how they’ve got this weird relationship with guns, but it’s interesting how often people are using a certain interpretation of their constitution as to why they need all those guns, or thinking that it’s the safest option that everyone has guns to protect themselves against the “bad guys” than just making it really difficult for the average citizen to get a firearm.
Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths in the U.S.
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#12Smoking is biggest shit that's widely accepted, why? idk People argue that banning it would be against "freedom" Please explain to me how: 1) causing harm to yourself 2) causing harm to people around you 3) paying for it additional taxes(!!!) 4) and all of that while being highly addictive ... how is it a freedom? The nature of it being addictive removes "freedom" from the consideration. It isn't freedom when you're…
"I know smokers and a lot of them says that they'd want to drop this shit, but they can't."
Yes, they can.
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#13This looks a little bit like Colin Woodward’s recent update on Eleven Nations of North America but with different focus https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/01/america-li...
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#14Interesting that this was created by a Florida professor but Florida is the only southern state where it is mapped almost entirely "white"; completely different than the other Southern states that are red indicating high mortality.
Only Southern Florida, which is where a lot of expats go to retire. Northern Florida looks like the rest of the South.
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#15I was intrigued to read the details but this is just a press release with the actual research paper locked behind a paywall unfortunately. I can't find the paper anywhere.
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#16I think I read somewhere recently that the majority of Americans were in favour of stricter gun reforms, yet no real change I laws seem to happen and all the current presidential candidates over in the US seems to not even dare touch the subject. I find it reprehensible and puzzling how they’ve got this weird relationship with guns, but it’s interesting how often people are using a certain interpretation of their con…
It’s because we don’t have a choice. A stacked Supreme Court that says any gun law has to be a gun law that would’ve been cool in 1776 has made any progress impossible without violent revolution
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#17Smoking is biggest shit that's widely accepted, why? idk People argue that banning it would be against "freedom" Please explain to me how: 1) causing harm to yourself 2) causing harm to people around you 3) paying for it additional taxes(!!!) 4) and all of that while being highly addictive ... how is it a freedom? The nature of it being addictive removes "freedom" from the consideration. It isn't freedom when you're…
"I know smokers and a lot of them says that they'd want to drop this shit, but they can't." Yes, they can.
Dropping requires specific traits, mindset, strong discipline, etc. That's pretty high bar.
Not everyone can, *especially when surrounded by smokers*.
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#18Strange that the counties with major cities like Chicago with high gun violence don't even register?
Why is that strange?
Maybe “high gun violence” in Chicago isn’t as high as you think it is?
Maybe Chicago’s population is relatively low compared to Cook County’s population and the extra people balance it out?
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#19Interesting that this was created by a Florida professor but Florida is the only southern state where it is mapped almost entirely "white"; completely different than the other Southern states that are red indicating high mortality.
There’s no conspiracy here.
North Florida (where I grew up) is part of The South. South Florida is not part of The South.
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#20Smoking is biggest shit that's widely accepted, why? idk People argue that banning it would be against "freedom" Please explain to me how: 1) causing harm to yourself 2) causing harm to people around you 3) paying for it additional taxes(!!!) 4) and all of that while being highly addictive ... how is it a freedom? The nature of it being addictive removes "freedom" from the consideration. It isn't freedom when you're…
We have such a spotless track record as far as banning addictive recreational substances, I'm sure it'd be just as easy as that.