GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoA simple device could help curb accidental gun deaths, but most firearms don’t have itwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down17
arrow-up136arrow-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 · 12 hours agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-27 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-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 hours agoIt’s hyperbole. An exaggerated example to prove a point.
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 hours agoGuns are used 60,000+ times per year in defensive situations.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·5 hours agoAnd hundreds of thousands of times in criminal situations, including more than 10,000 gun-related homicides.
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.
It’s hyperbole. An exaggerated example to prove a point.
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.