Guns Don't Kill People.....
07-02-2009, 16:09
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Guns Don't Kill People.....
Just received this, thought I'd share:
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Doctors:
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 1200.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171 (.17%).
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health and 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 900 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!
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07-02-2009, 16:14
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
.... and if you're doctor owns a gun... 
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07-02-2009, 16:20
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
Then you're right royally in the cack 
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07-02-2009, 16:46
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
Which just goes to prove, you can use statistics to prove any point (if you are willing to "massage" them enough).
Loved the fact they focused on "accidental" deaths by physicians versus guns.
Wonder what the stats are for "deliberate" deaths by physicians versus guns? 
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07-02-2009, 17:21
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
Wonder what the stats are for "deliberate" deaths by physicians versus guns? |
In Shipmans case, all of them.
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07-02-2009, 20:48
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
What - he practiced in the US as well?
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07-02-2009, 21:00
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
Heres another shocking statistic,
http://www.time.com/time/health/arti...578074,00.html
7,000 dead, due to poor writing?? 
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08-02-2009, 10:15
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
But that contradicts the numbers in the first post (7000 vs 1500) - whoda thunk?
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19-02-2009, 18:03
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Re: Guns Don't Kill People.....
Guns dont kill people......the people who pull the trigger do!
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