GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 15 hours agoA simple device could help curb accidental gun deaths, but most firearms don’t have itwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down18
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkA simple device could help curb accidental gun deaths, but most firearms don’t have itwww.nbcnews.comGiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 15 hours agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-210 hours agoSeat belts are designed specifically to save people’s lives. In action, they prevent a lot more deaths than they cause. Firearms are designed specifically to take people’s lives. In action, they cause a lot more deaths than they prevent.
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 hours agoGuns are used 60,000+ times per year in defensive situations.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·8 hours agoAnd hundreds of thousands of times in criminal situations, including more than 10,000 gun-related homicides.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·10 hours agoIt’s hyperbole. An exaggerated example to prove a point.
Seat belts are designed specifically to save people’s lives. In action, they prevent a lot more deaths than they cause. Firearms are designed specifically to take people’s lives. In action, they cause a lot more deaths than they prevent.
Guns are used 60,000+ times per year in defensive situations.
And hundreds of thousands of times in criminal situations, including more than 10,000 gun-related homicides.
It’s hyperbole. An exaggerated example to prove a point.