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2024-02-27 12:43:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 58FF7002516CA844C2F1F6BECEBEA1329E7D60A4E989A0889F64B4C2A6816C1C
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The claim of an average of 50,000 firearm deaths annually since 1995 is incorrect. Actual statistics reveal different figures: https://usafacts.org/data/topics/security-safety/crime-and-justice/firearms/firearm-deaths/ In 2021/22 there were 282 recorded knife deaths in the UK: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04304/SN04304.pdf As a percentage of the population: UK knife deaths: 0.0004% US gun deaths: 0.01475%
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