Doctors vs Guns - Statistics

[strongsmartsexy]

No, no, I'm trying to say it doesn't matter that much to me. I only waded in to try and point out that the comparisons that were being made were dumb.

And the use of those and other statistics to ban firearms is dumb too, but that doesn't stop anyone from trying to do so.

 

[bluepeter]

Ah, so if it's isn't convenient/feasible to prevent deaths by banning something, then we shouldn't do it? I know I'm baiting you.

son of a!#!%$#

OK, what do you consider a more essential part of maintaining your current lifestyle, owning a gun or a vehicle?

 

[strongsmartsexy]

son of a!#!%$#

OK, what do you consider a more essential part of maintaining your current lifestyle, owning a gun or a vehicle?

Neither actually. I could get along fine without either. Now, when I lived more out in the boonies, both were necessary.

 

[The Shadow]

Doctors vs Guns - Statistics
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Number of physicians in the U. S.: 700,000. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000.

Accidental deaths per physician: 0.171 (U. S. Dept of Health & Human Services)

Number of gun owners in the U. S.: 80,000,000.

Number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups): 1,500.

Accidental deaths per gun owner: 0.0000188.

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but everyone has at least one doctor.

Please alert your friends to this alarming threat.

We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand.

LMAO

 

[bluepeter]

Neither actually. I could get along fine without either. Now, when I lived more out in the boonies, both were necessary.

That wasn't the question , you can't have both. If you didn't live in an urban environment, which item would be more essential?

 

[Becoming]

Neither actually. I could get along fine without either. Now, when I lived more out in the boonies, both were necessary.

If I had to make a choice I woudl pick a gun... You can find other ways to get around but if someone breaks into your place, you're f*cked...

 

[strongsmartsexy]

That wasn't the question , you can't have both. If you didn't live in an urban environment, which item would be more essential?

A gun. I can't shoot an intruder with my car, but I can call a cab.

 

[p0ink]

why do some of you trust only governments to have weapons despite the fact governments have been responsible for the worst atrocities in human history?

 

[strongsmartsexy]

why do some of you trust only governments to have weapons despite the fact governments have been responsible for the worst atrocities in human history?

I firmly believe that the intent of "the right to bare arms" was to keep an armed populice so that they could resist their government if needs be.

 

[Fast Twitch Fiber]

"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."

Why are your numbers only comparing accidental gun deaths? It's the intentional gun deaths that are causing the most problems