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Loss of life from mass shootings in America is a far more regular occurrence then loss of life from earth quakes in Japan.
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I didn't mean mass shootings.
In my neighborhood I hear gunshots almost every night. There were several shootings within a block of my house just in the last six months, including one where patrons of the nearest bar had to run and hide in the walk-in freezer while two idiots shot at each other (and both missed). Often times I hear shots and check the police log and can't even find a reference to them.
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According to the Gun Violence Archive[0], the US has averaged 2 mass shootings a day over the last three years - less common than earthquakes in Japan, but far from being rare or a freak occurrence.
I would agree that it would be pointless, though.
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The best way to stop gun violence is to stop "fearmongering" and shrug it off? Doesn't make any sense.
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Earthquakes in Japan are a fact of life, and affect many many people very often. Mass shootings anywhere (USA included) are rare, freak occurrences, that involve small numbers of people.
Additional fearmongering over the very tiny risk from gun violence in the US actually makes the problem worse, not better. The mass media already does more than enough of that.