Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted out a statistic showing that it only took five weeks for household gun deaths to match the number of Americans killed by terrorism since 2001 — and angry gun lovers quickly set out to shoot the messenger.

They trotted out the usual “nuh-uh” arguments.

@neiltyson 300,000 Americans die every year from obesity. https://t.co/XrrUKATuXa — Aoleon Martian Girl (@aoleontmg) November 9, 2015

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@neiltyson 19,000: Americans killed in auto accidents between January and June. #justsaying — KodeTen (@KodeTen) November 9, 2015

@neiltyson @CliffCorcoran What about those who died by drunk drivers/alcohol-related crimes? — Andy Williams (@Andy_Williams16) November 9, 2015

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They cited easily debunked statistics that appear to show more hammer-related deaths in 2011 than gun deaths — although the widely shared chart includes only 323 rifle-related killings and leaves out 356 shotgun-related deaths and a whopping 6,220 handgun-related deaths that year.

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They parroted National Rifle Association fantasies about “good guys with guns” stopping “bad guys with guns.”

@neiltyson List the number of Times Households/legal gun owners defended themselves with a Gun from Robberies, Home invasions, Crime, Idiot. — Gino the Beagle (@GinoTheBeagle) November 9, 2015

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They drew a distinction between “good” guns and “bad” guns.

@neiltyson you realize that the vast majority of firearms used in crimes are illegal and that takes into account suicides. — Tim (@TMWalsh1985) November 10, 2015

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They compared gun deaths to abortion.

Of course, they mentioned Chicago. They always mention Chicago.

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@neiltyson How many in Chicago? — Louise Groomer (@LouiseGroomer) November 9, 2015

And they got scatological.

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Tyson tweeted two other comparisons to put gun violence into historical perspective, and both of those posts drew similar responses.

400,000: Americans who died fighting in World War II. 400,000: Americans who died by household Firearms since 2001 — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 9, 2015

1.4 Million: Americans who died in all Wars fought since 1776. 1.4 Million: Americans who died via household Guns since 1968 — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 9, 2015