knob-turned-past-uhf

knob-turned-past-uhf t1_je8q06r wrote

Reply to comment by sbaz86 in Mass shootings in the US since 2009. A mass shooting is defined as any incident in which four or more people are shot and killed. Since 2009, there have been 306 mass shootings, resulting in 1710 people shot and killed and 1087 people shot and wounded. ---NONE IN RHODE ISLAND! by wyzapped

Per a quick check on Wikipedia the answer is that most are suicides. This has been a long-time trend, that is well known, well studied and has had almost no action taken on it. In no small part because it is not a "sexy" political issue, nor is it something well represented in the news.

> n 2018, the most recent year for which data are available as of 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics reports 38,390 deaths by firearm, of which 24,432 were by suicide.

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knob-turned-past-uhf t1_isz5nr6 wrote

Reply to comment by lovemesomereddit in Studying in Rhode Island by Wejdanalaradi

This, especially if you are coming from most of Europe. New England in general has pretty high temperature swings between seasons comparatively.

Summers can be over 100F (High 30's C) some days and winters are around or just below freezing, but go into the single digits F (-15 C or so) sometimes. Good gloves, thick socks, and a few good layers and you will be fine.

Snow and ice are common most of the winter, but usually snow storms are only a couple of inches each (maybe 5-15 CM). We do sometimes get a big storm with a foot (about 30cm) or more at once, but not most years in Providence since it nearer the ocean.

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