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Originally Posted by blankall
Specifically, that quote was in reference to murders of people under the age of 18. My guess is there is a relatively high proportion of people in their late teens who are murdered as a result of gang violence. Whereas for people in their 20s, many of the murders probably arise out of romantic disputes.
And also although only 23 percent of murders might be by strangers, not all murders are by guns. Of the stranger murders, I'd bet most are commited by guns.
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2/3rds of all killings in US are guns
most of the us is white and surberban or rural, very very few gangs exist relative to the population.