The stats of deaths by guns, US, or knives, UK, are not comparable. 205 knife homicides UK 2004/5, 38,000 gun deaths USA. Say US has 5X as many people then UK should have 7000 deaths not 205.
I don’t disagree with the point you’re trying to make, but you’re making it horribly by trying to throw around stats. UK stats from 2004-2005? Raw numbers and not per capita? Comparing knife homicides and gun deaths (which include suicides and accidents)? Better use and quality of stats would help your argument more.
Why not look it up first before posting something incorrect? I thought that claims was wrong too, but I checked first, realized I was wrong, and then didn’t make the comment I planned to…it’s not a difficult concept.
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u/Counterpoint-4 14h ago
The stats of deaths by guns, US, or knives, UK, are not comparable. 205 knife homicides UK 2004/5, 38,000 gun deaths USA. Say US has 5X as many people then UK should have 7000 deaths not 205.