I got curious as to why they're only showing these two years. And, of course, leaving out the base rate means any figures will be misleading. So I went to the CDC's site. This data is publicly accessible -- even YOU can check it out any time you want!https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1078382141308776448 …
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The website report format doesn't label things, so I added some in MSPaint. Let's check it out:pic.twitter.com/9Jzk4sZdT1
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So firearm *deaths* are up 38%, but the firearm death *rate* is only up 18%. More than half the increase is rising population. And the underlying rate is fairly stable until 2015-2017. Let's look closer.
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The firearm homicide rate had a small bump in the last few years, but probably doesn't rise to statistical significance. The suicide rate accounts for most deaths, and has been trending steadily upward since...well, if I were a *fucking hack*, I'd say since Obama was elected.
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What's the moral, kids? Fucked if I know. Except: Never trust statistics that don't come with base rates. (Deleted/RTed to fix threading)
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Oh, and also: THIS SITE IS FREE! USE THIS SITE! EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU AND THE TRUTH IS RIGHT HERE! Main site: https://wonder.cdc.gov/ Subsite I used for this tweetstorm: https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html
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