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> 1. Don't shoot yourself. That reduces your odds by nearly 70%

You can't shoot yourself if you don't have a gun.

> Be Asian or Native American. This reduces your odds by another 70%. If you're not able to do that, being white or Hispanic still improves your odds substantially.

It doesn't matter what race you are, if you don't have a gun.

3. Be a woman (reduces your odds of dying by another 80%)

If doesn't matter what sex you are, if you don't have a gun.

> If you are able to accomplish all 3, congratulations! You've reduced your odds being killed by a gun from .01% to around 0.0005%

If you don't have a gun, congratulations! You've reduced your odds being killed by a gun from .01% to around 0.0005%. And you have to worry a whole lot less about dying from a gunshot depending on your mental state, accident, or whether you are "unlucky" enough to have been born male or African-American, or have occasional bouts of severe depression.




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