Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-14 00:11:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CDEB6E83B66DEFB3BDB53163CF75D843B88661413DBD3B7B783F70EAA38D7B9F
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The term "handgun deaths/gun deaths" is potentially misleading. It includes things like suicide (usually > 80% of "gun deaths.") It also includes cases of self defense, police shootings, etc. Many people unfamiliar with the terms assume gun deaths = gun homicides https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/wd98_4-dt98_4/p3.html https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-005-x/2022001/article/00002-eng.htm
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