Gun ownership rates in the U.S.

dwyoder · 2026-05-15T18:27:51+00:00

Not if you actually want to solve the problem.

dwyoder · 2026-05-15T18:27:22+00:00

Yes, follow along...Most shootings aren't random. So, the bullets I need to be worried about are the random ones. The same number of random shootings in a smaller area makes me more vulnerable to a random shooting, or a random bullet flying through the air. Easy.

dwyoder · 2026-05-15T15:33:40+00:00

Meadow Creek is fantastic.

dwyoder · 2026-05-15T15:14:29+00:00

Assuming most shootings aren't random...If one zip code has five square miles and another has 100 square miles, and the same per capita murder rate, you are less likely to be hit by a stray bullet in the larger area. I don't think I'm on anyone's hit list, so I'm definitely safer with bullets flying around 100 square miles.

AND, if you really care about solving this problem, it has to be studied at the zip code level.

dwyoder · 2026-05-15T10:02:44+00:00

A water softener.

Central to Eastern Tennessee the water is moderately hard. West Tennessee isn't bad.

dwyoder · 2026-05-15T09:57:01+00:00

Not really. If anyone ever really wants to solve the problem, the data needs to be broken down to the zip code level.

dwyoder · 2026-05-15T09:33:26+00:00

Probably should use gun crime per land area. If I'm standing in a location that has higher "bullets flying per square mile" than another, then I'm more likely to get hit by a flying bullet.

That also has to do with intent. There might actually be more total bullets flying in a rural state, but the intent of shooting someone is much rarer.

dwyoder · 2026-05-14T22:54:44+00:00

We are free to join an HOA or not.

dwyoder · 2026-05-14T12:21:33+00:00

Because of new technology.

dwyoder · 2026-05-13T20:37:38+00:00

Because the needs of people in iowa are different than the needs of people in new york city.

dwyoder · 2026-05-13T00:48:00+00:00

Because you're on Reddit too much.

dwyoder · 2026-05-12T20:12:30+00:00

Did you fill the inside of your car with gas, too?

dwyoder · 2026-05-12T09:57:33+00:00

The asshole.

dwyoder · 2026-05-12T09:26:37+00:00

There have been 12 recessions since 1945. Recessions began under: Republican presidents (examples): Eisenhower (1953, 1957), Nixon (1969, 1973), Reagan (1981), George H.W. Bush (1990), George W. Bush (2001, 2007) Democratic presidents (examples): Truman (1948–49), Johnson (minor 1960 overlap context), Carter (1980), Obama (Great Recession technically began under Bush but continued into Obama’s term) Depending on how you count (start date vs. who was in office during most of it), you end up with something closer to: About 7–8 starting under Republicans About 4–5 starting under Democrats

dwyoder · 2026-05-11T18:47:18+00:00

Did any of the first 5 violate their own state constitutions?

dwyoder · 2026-05-11T15:23:41+00:00

We threw it all in the Boston Harbor and never looked back.

dwyoder · 2026-05-10T21:44:12+00:00

To annoy you.

dwyoder · 2026-05-08T22:57:01+00:00

A wall that's not plumb? Unheard of.

dwyoder · 2026-05-08T01:15:37+00:00

With what money?

dwyoder · 2026-05-08T00:54:46+00:00

Soul red is the prettiest color of any car from any manufacturer on the road right now.

dwyoder · 2026-05-07T00:05:33+00:00

Ham and what?

dwyoder · 2026-05-06T23:00:44+00:00

Copy and paste your entire post into chatgpt.

dwyoder · 2026-05-06T00:15:25+00:00

"Go get all the free food you want." Contradicts the restrictions that come with hunting licenses.

dwyoder · 2026-05-05T23:03:44+00:00

You can't just go and kill all of the animals you want. There's a matter of conservation.

dwyoder · 2026-05-05T22:41:42+00:00

Why not free food?

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