Originally posted by CB328
With all the arguments lately about gun control, it seems that people are purposely overlooking the fact that guns create a huge amount of suffering and death. 67% of murders in the US are caused by guns.
www.justfacts.com...
That is a staggering figure, over 2/3rds. Then you have to add in the thousands of accidental gun deaths that happen each year, many of which include children. You would think that people concerned about protecting peoples' lives would come to the obvious conclusion that getting rid of guns (or at least cheap and easy access to guns) would do a lot of good and save tons of lives.edit on 31-12-2012 by CB328 because: typo
Oooh ahhhh sounds so scary doesn't it... but gee how may deaths are there from guns as opposed to other causes of death lets take a look
he preliminary number of deaths in the United States for 2011 was 2,513,171 (Tables A and 1).www.cdc.gov...
Injury by firearms 32,163 (table 2)
So if we calculate the percentage firearms account for 1.2 percent of all deaths almost insignificant in comparison to oh say cars or doctors and 100s of other causes of death before firearms. Your chances are nearly a 100 time greater of dying from a car accident or a doctor then by a gun.
Sort of puts things in perspective don't it? Id say it exposes the irrational and hysterical focus and agenda on something that poses a very tiny risk compared to 100s of other things you can die from! /thread
edit on 1-1-2013 by hawkiye because: (no reason given)
edit on 1-1-2013 by hawkiye because: (no reason given)



