Doctors vs Guns - Statistics

[strongsmartsexy]

Thank you. See what a difference it makes when you take someone out of context.

preserving life vs preserving the right to own a firearm? I'll take the first anytime.

That would be great except for the fact that removing the right to own a firearm will NOT EVER be the means for preserving life. Since the dawn of time, humans have been taking the lives of humans. And firearms were not a part of that cycle. If you could remove every gun in the world today, life would still be taken and murders will still occur, accidental deaths will still occur. And what is even more fun is that some lives will be LOST because you took away firearms. NICE JOB!

 

[p0ink]

Next time I get sick I won't see a doctor I'll just play Russian roulette.

This stat is more retarded than any other the gun lobby has put out.

are you retarded? it was simply pointing out how many other daily activities are far more dangerous than guns, but yet you don't see politicians trying to ban, legislate, and restrict them, do you?

 

[crew9]

are you retarded? it was simply pointing out how many other daily activities are far more dangerous than guns, but yet you don't see politicians trying to ban, legislate, and restrict them, do you?

Do you fail to realize that everyday activities have lots of deaths because millions and millions and billions of people do them. You cannot compare guns to everyday activities.

 

[p0ink]

Do you fail to realize that everyday activities have lots of deaths because millions and millions and billions of people do them. You cannot compare guns to everyday activities.

once again, that's the point. there are many activities in life that are far more dangerous than guns, so why is our government not going after them?

 

[crew9]

once again, that's the point. there are many activities in life that are far more dangerous than guns, so why is our government not going after them?

They are not more dangerous! There are more deaths because there are more people doing the activities. How is this hard to understand.

 

[strongsmartsexy]

Do you fail to realize that everyday activities have lots of deaths because millions and millions and billions of people do them. You cannot compare guns to everyday activities.

Ok, I'll bite. Why can't you compare guns to everyday activities? Dead is STILL dead.

 

[bluepeter]

Some old stats but gives you an idea:

Here are gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in the world's 36 richest countries in 1994: United States 14.24; Brazil 12.95; Mexico 12.69; Estonia 12.26; Argentina 8.93; Northern Ireland 6.63; Finland 6.46; Switzerland 5.31; France 5.15; Canada 4.31; Norway 3.82; Austria 3.70; Portugal 3.20; Israel 2.91; Belgium 2.90; Australia 2.65; Slovenia 2.60; Italy 2.44; New Zealand 2.38; Denmark 2.09; Sweden 1.92; Kuwait 1.84; Greece 1.29; Germany 1.24; Hungary 1.11; Republic of Ireland 0.97; Spain 0.78; Netherlands 0.70; Scotland 0.54; England and Wales 0.41; Taiwan 0.37; Singapore 0.21; Mauritius 0.19; Hong Kong 0.14; South Korea 0.12; Japan 0.05.

 

[crew9]

Ok, I'll bite. Why can't you compare guns to everyday activities? Dead is STILL dead.

Fine you can compare anything to anything. That does not mean, however, that the comparison actually gives useful information.

 

[p0ink]

They are not more dangerous! There are more deaths because there are more people doing the activities. How is this hard to understand.

"There are more guns in the U.S. than cars (228,000,000 guns according to the 1998 FBI statistics and 207,754,000 automobiles according to the 1998 Federal Highway Administration registrations). Yet, you are 31 times more likely to be accidentally killed by a car than a gun according to the National Safety Council…despite cars having been registered and licensed for more than 100 years."

 

[strongsmartsexy]

Some old stats but gives you an idea:

Here are gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in the world's 36 richest countries in 1994: United States 14.24; Brazil 12.95; Mexico 12.69; Estonia 12.26; Argentina 8.93; Northern Ireland 6.63; Finland 6.46; Switzerland 5.31; France 5.15; Canada 4.31; Norway 3.82; Austria 3.70; Portugal 3.20; Israel 2.91; Belgium 2.90; Australia 2.65; Slovenia 2.60; Italy 2.44; New Zealand 2.38; Denmark 2.09; Sweden 1.92; Kuwait 1.84; Greece 1.29; Germany 1.24; Hungary 1.11; Republic of Ireland 0.97; Spain 0.78; Netherlands 0.70; Scotland 0.54; England and Wales 0.41; Taiwan 0.37; Singapore 0.21; Mauritius 0.19; Hong Kong 0.14; South Korea 0.12; Japan 0.05.

See and this would be even more beneficial if you would stack deaths per 100,000 for X-related also.

Then stack that up against statistics from places that already have removed handguns.

Oh, and in light of this board, stack up the number of deaths per 100,000 people due to AAS.