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[–] cooopsspace@infosec.pub 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Bush isn't president anymore, and there's already a reason to justify another two decade war.

In any case, theres domestic terrorism happening every day in the US including Trump's Jan 6, and the twice a week school shootings.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Twice a week? According to this, there were 346 school shootings in the US in 2023. Almost enough for one per day. Then remember holidays and the winter and summer breaks...

I think this stat only counts K-12 schools too, not colleges.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Oh god, why do I do this to myself...fuck, ok, here we go

deep breath

Like almost all gun statistics that are shared in left-leaning media, this one is grossly misleading.

Casting a wide net, the database captures not only incidents in which a gun is fired on school property, but also those in which a bullet hits school property, whether or not school is in session. Incidents in which a gun is brandished but not fired and those in which there are no victims are also included.

So in this case, a "school shooting" can include incidents where there was literally not a single shot fired at all by anyone. A kid bringing his parents' gun to school and showing it to his friends is counted as a "school shooting".

[–] machinin@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I hate that you're getting downvoted. This is good information. I appreciate the contribution.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago

People are not rational when it comes to guns, abortion, anything to do with children, etc. Contributing information is usually a bad idea and roundly rejected.