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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 9 Nov 2015

    1.4 Million: Americans who died in all Wars fought since 1776. 1.4 Million: Americans who died via household Guns since 1968

    7:18 AM - 9 Nov 2015
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    1,262 replies 38,216 retweets 34,853 likes
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      2. Yeet  🤔‏ @locdog573 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson it's called freedom

        25 replies 17 retweets 264 likes
      3. Rocco  📸‏ @lolswizzle 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @locdog573

        @locdog573 @neiltyson its called stupidity

        4 replies 20 retweets 509 likes
      4. Ruuubick‏ @Ruuubick_ 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @lolswizzle

        @lolswizzle @locdog573 @neiltyson You are both right, it's the freedom to be stupid.

        1 reply 15 retweets 146 likes
      5. Rocco  📸‏ @lolswizzle 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Ruuubick_

        @Ruuubick_ @locdog573 @neiltyson I'm not American and im happy my country doesn't have legal gun laws

        6 replies 4 retweets 48 likes
      6. Ruuubick‏ @Ruuubick_ 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @lolswizzle

        @lolswizzle @locdog573 @neiltyson Also happy that a police officer can't gun me down and only get sentenced with pay leave.

        3 replies 1 retweet 26 likes
      7. Yeet  🤔‏ @locdog573 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Ruuubick_

        @Ruuubick_ @lolswizzle @neiltyson its are right as americans to get gunned down by police

        2 replies 2 retweets 20 likes
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      2. Atheist Quote Bot‏ @Atheist_Bot 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson 2.02 Million: Americans who have died in cars since 1968.

        34 replies 47 retweets 262 likes
      3. xthrubyx‏ @HrubyThruby 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Atheist_Bot

        @Atheist_Bot @neiltyson we should definitely ban transportation. Good point.

        5 replies 3 retweets 52 likes
      4. Atheist Quote Bot‏ @Atheist_Bot 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @HrubyThruby

        @HrubyThruby I'm just bringing up similarly-scary, but unrelated statistics. @neiltyson

        1 reply 0 retweets 14 likes
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      6. Atheist Quote Bot‏ @Atheist_Bot 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @podbastard

        @podbastard Depends on what you're using them for. @HrubyThruby @neiltyson

        3 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      7. Atheist Quote Bot‏ @Atheist_Bot 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @Atheist_Bot

        @podbastard Example - Guns SUCK at transportation. @HrubyThruby @neiltyson

        3 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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      2. Wounded Marty‏ @MartyAesthetic 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Suicides should not be counted. These are bogus numbers. @adamcurry @THErealDVORAK

        12 replies 11 retweets 87 likes
      3. SeriousOne‏ @SeriousOne1975 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @MartyAesthetic

        Can someone please logically tell me why Suicide by gun should not b counted? @LynnCalvin2 @neiltyson @adamcurry @THErealDVORAK

        2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      4. John C. Dvorak‏Verified account @THErealDVORAK 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @SeriousOne1975

        @SeriousOne1975 @LynnCalvin2 @neiltyson @adamcurry because the gun's existence has nothing to do with suicide. It's a mechanism not a cause.

        3 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
      5. SeriousOne‏ @SeriousOne1975 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @THErealDVORAK

        If the gun's existence has nothing 2 do with it.. Then how is the guy dead from gunshot? @THErealDVORAK @LynnCalvin2 @neiltyson @adamcurry

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      6. John C. Dvorak‏Verified account @THErealDVORAK 9 Nov 2015
        Replying to @SeriousOne1975

        @SeriousOne1975 @LynnCalvin2 @neiltyson @adamcurry ok..then let's also ban knives and ropes and pills. OK?

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. SeriousOne‏ @SeriousOne1975 10 Nov 2015
        Replying to @THErealDVORAK

        Your attempt @ deflection won't work. The guy is dead from a gun: Yes or no? @THErealDVORAK

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
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