RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 2, 2015 at 8:24 pm
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2015 at 8:29 pm by Chas.)
(January 2, 2015 at 1:22 pm)JuliaL Wrote:(January 1, 2015 at 6:34 pm)Chas Wrote: Automobile accident deaths (19.1/100,000) far outweigh accidental firearms deaths (0.3/100,000), and even outweigh all firearms deaths (10.3/100,000).Am I interpreting this correctly?
If accidental firearm deaths are only 0.3/100,000, does that mean that the 10.0/100,000 other firearm deaths are intentional?
And you think that 10/100,000 intentional deaths compares favorably with 19.1/100,000 accidental deaths.
I ask only for clarification of your position. I don't expect to change mine.
The discussion point was about accidental deaths.
The majority of firearms deaths are suicides, which accounts for only half of suicides (in the U.S.).
(January 2, 2015 at 2:33 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:It's not important how many people are in possession of firearms, it's important who possesses them.
Yeah - it is. When every yahoo is walking around with a fucking gun things get out of control quite quickly. Witness, 'Murrica.
You seem to have missed his point completely.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
