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technothrasher 30 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Opening up 'Zero-Knowledge Proof' technology to pr...

> we don't end up having 12 children a day die from gun violence

Note that this definition of "children" includes ages up 24 years old. Not that the US doesn't have a gun violence problem, but pretending 24 year olds are "children" in order to gain a better sound bite doesn't help anybody.

imtringued 29 days ago [–]

If you look at the actual statistics there are 1300 annual homicides killing children which amounts to 3.5 children + teenagers a day.

Then there are gun suicides which I would not count as gun violence, amounting to another 3.5 children + teenagers a day.

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