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 10-14-2008, 11:46 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: B/CS, Rexas Posts: 100 |  Are Guns Dangerous?
(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. Dept of Health Human Services.
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
So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than
gun owners.
Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."
Fact: not everyone has a gun, but almost everyone has at least one doctor.
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors
before this gets completely out of hand!
Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on
lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical
attention. __________________
Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy. - Rudy Giuliani
Knowing is half the battle. The other half is VIOLENCE.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke
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| 10-15-2008, 12:15 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 157 | Are Guns Dangerous?
Yes.
As are cars, bathtubs, airplanes, ice cream, Porterhouse steaks, coffee, pencils and high heels. __________________ ---------------------------
John - Miami
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| 10-15-2008, 12:35 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,344 |
Nope, guns aren't dangerous at all, they are as safe as snuggly-wuggly teddy bears................................
Seriously though, it's the people that operate them that can be dangerous. __________________ "TRAIN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, NOT WITH WHAT YOU WISH YOU HAVE." | |
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| 10-15-2008, 12:44 AM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 25 |
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Originally Posted by SGT-MILLER
Nope, guns aren't dangerous at all, they are as safe as snuggly-wuggly teddy bears................................
Seriously though, it's the people that operate them that can be dangerous. |
Oh, I don't know if I agree with that. I was just sitting there the other day minding my own business when my Glock popped its case open, jumped out, rummaged around to find a loaded magazine, loaded and cocked itself and then went out to rob a convenience store. What's a mother to do? | |
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| 10-15-2008, 04:27 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: B/CS, Rexas Posts: 100 |
Well guns kill people just like pencils misspell words! __________________
Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy. - Rudy Giuliani
Knowing is half the battle. The other half is VIOLENCE.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke | |
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| 10-15-2008, 05:01 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 439 |
Dogs are far more dangerous than guns statistically. Last I knew about half a million kids a year are sent to the ER by dogs. | |
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| 10-15-2008, 05:14 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 157 |
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Originally Posted by dfe1
Oh, I don't know if I agree with that. I was just sitting there the other day minding my own business when my Glock popped its case open, jumped out, rummaged around to find a loaded magazine, loaded and cocked itself and then went out to rob a convenience store. What's a mother to do?
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See that's a Glock for you. __________________ ---------------------------
John - Miami
KJ4NSE
Member NRA | GCO | GOA | SAF | GCA | ARRL
Why would God invent a thing like Whiskey? To keep the Irish from ruling the world of course. | |
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| 10-15-2008, 05:29 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 280 |
They may be as they make you spend money on gas, ammo, targets, cleaning equipment, safes, locks, cases, purchase additional guns so one gun is not lonely. Wait a minute they are good for the economy, stimulate small business, give government something to write and re-write regulations about, and promote open communication! Nah they must be dangerous as they were once mentioned by our founding fathers....who obviously did not have a clue what they were writing or talking about. __________________
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| 10-15-2008, 05:33 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: B/CS, Rexas Posts: 100 |
yeah I think its the lonely gun syndrome that is the big issue  __________________
Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy. - Rudy Giuliani
Knowing is half the battle. The other half is VIOLENCE.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke | |
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| 10-15-2008, 07:28 PM | #10 | mmmmm...... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maiden, NC Posts: 9,540 |
And you can't have an odd number of guns, one is always left out... __________________
If the pain is lacking so is the discipline...
"the only 911 call I need is chambering a round" - Mr. Muller, MO car dealer | |
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