1/In the wake of Trump's fear-mongering speech, lots of people are scrambling to remind America that murder has declined dramatically.
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2/However, every time there's a shooting in the news, we hear about the "33,000 gun deaths per year": https://twitter.com/search?q=gun%20deaths%2033%2C000&src=typd …
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3/Only occasionally does someone bother to note that 2/3 of those "gun deaths" are SUICIDES, not murders.
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All deaths matter, I'm equally horrified by our suicide numbers if not more so. Easy access to guns accentuates the success rate
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Suicide is deadly violence, a terrible and lasting trauma for families; fewer guns means fewer suicides @NaqiyFL @Noahpinion
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