What should we do about 'assault rifles'? American deaths in 2016 (most recent good data I could find): Heart disease: 633,842 Medical errors: c. 250,000 Motor vehicle crashes: 37,461 Work accidents: 5,190 Drowning: c. 3,500 Murdered by knife: 1,604 Murdered by rifle: 374
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So many fallacies it's hard to choose one. 1) false dichotomy - we can focus on one thing 2) false equivalence - the number may seem small, but most us drive, we all have hearts, etc. Not many are involved is massacres, but it doesn't mean we should not strive for less of them.
I didn't make an argument. I just presented some numbers. Make of them what you will.
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C'mon, that's dishonest. You juxtaposed those numbers as a way to show that the number of deaths is insignificant as compared to other causes. That's an argument, and not a good one, IMO.
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But the number of deaths is insignificant compared to other causes. The only causes of death that are less significant in scope than rifle homicides are things like lightning strikes (about 30/year). What's your real agenda here?
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