Firearms found at TSA checkpoints
correlates with
US traffic fatalities
r = 0.91692% · 2009-2022
Firearms found at TSA checkpointsUS traffic fatalities
These two datasets have a 92% correlation over 2009-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
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Data Sources
Firearms found at TSA checkpointstsa.gov ↗
US traffic fatalitiescrashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation