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At least 2 dead, 28 injured in mass shooting at Baltimore block party (www.cbsnews.com)
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An 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead later at a local hospital. Nine of the people injured were transported to hospitals from the scene, while the other 20 victims walked into various hospitals in the area. A suspect has not been arrested in connection with the mass shooting.

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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To expand your analogy.

As an Australian I am equally likely to be hit by lightening but about 1,000 times less likely to die by gunshot than if I was American.

The situation of gun violence in the USA is very serious and bad analogies (comparing random nature to deliberate human actions) that seek to dismiss it as a common issue when it is not are not helpful at all.