The media tries real hard to explain weapons but they just don't get it.
Failgun videos are my favorites. Guns are dangerous kids.
Guns are tools and machines. Very ancient mechanical designs that rely on compressing explosions to direct a dense mass object towards a target. Optimally to destroy the target via trauma and concussion.
There are endless debates on calibre and impact on mammals. This video takes a clinical look at tissue, bone and vessel damage by a simple gunshot.
In war there is not much discussion on the financial effects of gunshots. But the ratio of wounded to killed has changed dramatically in modern war to about 1:7. In America, the ratio of survivors to killed is much deadlier: 1:3 bradyunited.org/key-statistics
America cities have an epidemic of gun violence. And the associated costs. "“Homicide is the leading cause of death among Black men aged 15-24,”Covid has big footed the problem. whyy.org/articles/hidde…
My question is. Could America have a conversation about gun safety without politicizing it? We do it with cars. drugs, buildings, etc all the time. nhtsa.gov/press-releases…
When opioids, suicide and police killings enter the statistical top ten cause of deaths for young men. Something is terribly wrong. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/po…
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