Guns

Each year about 30,000 people die from hand guns.

More than half of these victims are suicides: 16,869.

More than 2 million crimes are prevented by armed citizens each year. Just think how many lives are saved!

Automobile accidents kill about 50,000 people each year.

Medical Malpractice kills about 195,000 U.S. citizens each year.

Doctors vs Gunowners


Doctors

(A) The number of physicians in the U.S.
is 700,000.

(B) Accidental deaths caused by
Physicians per year are 120,000.

(C) Accidental deaths per physician is

0.171

Statistics courtesy of U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services.

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Now think about this:

Guns

(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S.
is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million)

(B) The number of accidental gun deaths
per year, all age groups, is 1,500.

(C) The number of accidental deaths
per gun owner is .000188.

Statistics courtesy of FBI

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So, statistically, doctors are
approximately

9,000
times more dangerous than gun owners.

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