RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 12, 2015 at 4:58 pm
(This post was last modified: January 12, 2015 at 5:05 pm by Chas.)
(January 9, 2015 at 12:20 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Of course not. Then you couldn't kill anyone as soon as you got pissed off about something.
It seems that guns have now passed cars as causes of death. The NRA and its lackeys will shriek!
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/ameri...accidents/
Quote:The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says that Americans are now statistically more likely to be killed by a gun than in a car accident.
The Economist reported Friday that death by cars in this country is on the decline. Safety technology continues to improve, states and municipalities have enacted tougher seatbelt laws and fewer young people are driving, which means that streets and highways in the U.S. are safer than ever.
Deaths by gunshot, however, are on a slight increase in the U.S., meaning that currently, Americans are slightly more likely to be killed by bullets — whether through suicide, accidents or domestic violence — than in a road accident.
The numbers say different; the lines have not yet crossed.
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