Donald Trump abruptly ends interview: "We're in danger"
Trump abruptly ended an interview, telling the reporter that his security didn't want him standing where he was standing.
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Having your head on a swivel after being shot at is normal. But you know what’s also unfortunately normal? Being shot at in the US.
A normal person would, after being shot at, consider pushing for responsible gun ownership legislation. He could help prevent what happened to him and hundreds of thousands of other Americans.
But you know what’s also unfortunately normal? Being shot at in the US.
Oh, fuck off. Even if it did happen to "hundreds of thousands" of Americans, it wouldn't be "normal". The US has 340 MILLION people in it.
But yeah, "hundreds of thousands" is bullshit it's not even close to one hundred thousand, less than half that actually, about 43k last year: https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/02/nearly-43000-people-died-from-gun-violence-in-2023-how-to-tell-the-story/
Something that happens to 1% of 1% of the population isn't "normal".
You have to consider the aggregate impact. Tens of thousands a year, over multiple years.
For example, this was an interesting that showed that, in a lifetime, 15% of Americans have witnessed a shooting, 25% have been threatened with a gun, 12% have been shot at, and 4% have been shot.
https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=4a9eed40-c8b0-419c-ae82-71e1dbd19ca0&c=254
in a lifetime, 15% of Americans have witnessed a shooting, 25% have been threatened with a gun, 12% have been shot at, and 4% have been shot.
You're not actually suggesting 'once in a lifetime' falls under "normal occurrence", are you?
This is also a partial goalpost move, since the original sentiment responded to was asserting that "being shot at" was normal, and you're now citing other things like 'seeing someone else shoot someone', obviously an event that's much more common relatively speaking (but still nowhere near "normal" for the average American).
I’m just saying that a LOT of Americans have and will experience what he just experienced.
My wife and I were shot at by a nut job neighbor with a known record who should not have been allowed to own firearms. That once in a lifetime experience (I hope) was enough for us. No one should ever have to experience that.
1 in 10 being shot at and 1 in 4 being threatened is way too fucking high.
You are completely correct and normalizing gun violence is a way to justify not restricting access.