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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Probably not. They were in use for a much longer time, but population sizes and army sizes were much smaller during those times. Also, they are less deadly.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

They're still in use and are a larger cause of accidental death as well.