New Study Details Gun Injuries Suffered by Children

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145. Death is death. But the causes aren't the same.

Well, yes. Some causes matter more than others in that they do deserve different consideration. Why should we consider pools the same way we consider guns, when they do not cause death the same way? That would make no sense. The manner of death and how they impact society aren't the same. It doesn't mean the lives affected aren't valued the same or that no one thinks it's as important. It's the whole no one has walked into a school with a pool thing. People have considered how pools have impacted society. It's why there are life guards. Its' why people put fences around pools, and give swimming lessons. Why insurance companies charge more, etc. But because no one has walked into a school, they haven't been featured in the news the same way. Getting it now?

Yes, gun deaths have to be stopped. The fact that other things cause death doesn't mean we have to put up with guns and gun deaths. There is no other use for guns. They are weapons and that is their only use. We don't have to throw up our arms at the argument that pools/cars/hammers/pencils/ferrets/every other damn thing can cause deaths too, so society has to put up with gun deaths and do nothing about it. Because all deaths are the same.

You know what? A woman in a super market dropped a can on her foot. She got an infection and died. Her death matters, too. Still need to address the issue of guns and gun deaths! So sorry.