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Originally Posted by RedHot25
Yeah, I'm just trying to find some stats re: rural vs urban.
Also curious though if we hear about rural shootings because of some of the reasons I said. I.e. there may be fewer (don't know, looking up), but b/c national police force, a shooting in a random small town is so unexpected, that we hear about them more.
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100% false. Any police officer getting shot will garner some sort of national attention. There was also 3 members injured which is more significant news wise than 1 getting injured.
Rural areas tend to have a higher gun ownership rate than that of their city counterparts. Throw in what I call the "recluse" factor where certain individuals seek out very remote villages to live in to get away from society and the government and you have your reasons why are more police shootings in remote or rural areas.