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Why are school shootings more common per capita in southern red states?

This is a true fact. You can look it up.
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More guns and more lax gun laws lead to more shootings of all kinds. The state by state comparison is instructive.


per capita gun deaths by state red vs blue
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@MarmeeMarch If you've got some data to share, be my guest!

For myself, I'd highlight the New England states + NY & NJ all huddled at the bottom.
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@ElwoodBlues correlation isn't causation, and for all we know, you just got AI to generate that graph
@uikakarotuevegeta Surely if the data is false you can easily link us to the correct data!!

My source is: Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (firearm death data), as reported in
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-in-republican-counties-have-higher-death-rates-than-those-in-democratic-counties/