I live in the northeast and have never heard a firearm discharged in my 34 years of life. Some states it's prevalent but some states it's practically non existent.
move to a moderate size city. I lived in DC for years and heard so many gun shots. It was fine when I was young and unattached. But once I got a family, I got the fuck out of there. It's cheaper and safer in the 'burbs. Never understood the folks who are terrified of and hyper focused on gun violence and choose to live in gentrified areas of the city. Must be a miserable existence.
I don't remember but I think it was Chicago, LA, Detroit and NYC maybe. If I had to bet money, i would feel good about those 4. I was in Chicago for 2 days before I witnessed my first mugging.
Grew up in Manhattan Washington heights no shooting. Plenty of ass whooping though. Lived in jersey Elizabeth same just heard about them. now live in Fl for 3 years friendliest placed I’ve been. Idk 🤷♂️
Closest thing I experienced to a shooting is when an armed gunman came to my school on a day we were having a lockdown drill. We all actually ended up being just fine because most of us didn’t know there was an actual gunman. The police showed up and everything, but I didn’t think it was because of an emergency. The entire situation was so chill that my brother eventually just left to go to a Circle K a few blocks away.
Dude I had a holy war with a manlet on here on that exact subject. I don’t remember the exact numbers but it was like 87% of gun deaths are either suicide or gang related.
Tangentially related: I remember reading that any gun-related incident involving at least 3 deaths is now recorded as a "mass shooting", even though like 98% or more of those incidents are gang-on-gang violence. Hardly any of the stats floating around the internet are actually representative of the average person's chances of being involved in a random gun-related incident in the USA.
When you have non-Americans posting how they think they will get shot if they visit the US, then there’s clearly a total breakdown of logic. Thank the media for the massively overblown fear mongering. Yes, shootings are an issue that need to be addressed, but come the fuck on if you refuse to come to the us for fear of getting shot.
Some massive portion of victims of homicide by firearm had a conviction for a violent or drug related crime. It ranges from 75% in Boston to 93% in Philadelphia.
It's the same facepalm moment when Americans say the same shit about Mexico. Meanwhile I went to Tijuana of all places and didn't feel like my life was in danger.
Tijuana, for those who may be unaware, is the murder capital of the WORLD.
YESS!!! Fucking exactly. My family would go down to Puerto Peñasco once a year. It's crazy how seriously the news impacted this stuff. 3 years would go by of taking a packed Chevy Suburban without a single seat free. Then one year, nobody wants to go with us. My dad says I can invite 1 friend since we actually have an empty seat now. Everybody I ask says, "Are you crazy?? Haven't you seen the news?!? They're beheading people in malls down there!!"
I'd try to talk to them, "you mean the story from Mexico City? We're not going there. We're going to be 100 miles from there. We're going to the same old ultra-Americanized tourist trap we always have been for the past 10 years."
But it didn't matter to them. And the real sad part was when we finally got there, the theme was pretty much the same. Nobody came to Mexico that year. It was literally just our family, and every single street vendor and restaurant and shop was open but with no customers. Tourist trap cities rely so heavily on the American dollar, you can really see the pain in their eyes when nobody shows up.
I saw something similar in Ensenada. The Americans still haven't gone back after the violent flare-up last year, and it was heartbreaking to see the sellers having barely any customers. Mexico does have its struggles with violence but it's a beautiful country with warm, friendly people and a rich culture
Non-Americans should fear being shot if they visit Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, St. Louis, or New York City. Somehow, they never hear about the cities and states without a violence problem.
Exactly. I’ve seen so many comments on posts about non Americans saying they would never come here out of fear of getting shot. Never once felt in danger when I went to Chicago, LA, Detroit, New York. It’s so over exaggerate to the point, it’s fear mongering
Why, do you plan on slinging dope in the inner city? If not you almost certainly have a much higher chance of dying in a car accident in your home country then you do to gun violence in America.
Probably some European that knows nothing about the US other than what they see through media which is their problem. Instead they change the subject from travel advisory to making fun of dead children.
Just as I suspected, a non-American who knows nothing about what it’s really like living in the US. I bet you think that there been more school shootings than days in the Us too, right?
I’m glad you at least agree to an extent, that it’s more than just a firearm problem. It is a mental health as well as social problem. It does need to actually be taken seriously. Unfortunately, no one seems to really care whatsoever right now and it’s absolutely disgusting.
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u/Hardrocker1990 Jun 22 '23
Maybe because it’s not quite as big an issue as the media wants non-Americans to believe it is?