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WillyPete · 04-15-2005, 07:55 AM

Guns are like sex, if you don't teach your kids properly, they'll be too inquisitive to resist and will end up hurting themselves and/or others.

If you google for death rates by firearms in the US, you'll see that the 2002 figures are the most quoted.
I found one site that had an analysis I was shocked to see that the majority of the figures were not young men killing and raping with them, nor were they for children but they were mostly in the 40+ age group and of those, most were used in suicide and not violent crimes.

More people die each year from medical accidents and misdiagnosis.

It showed me two things:
The Media uses the big number incorrectly and ascribes all deaths to violence.
A lot of Americans are using their firearms to terminate their own lives.

04-15-2005, 07:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
WillyPete Addict	Guns are like sex, if you don't teach your kids properly, they'll be too inquisitive to resist and will end up hurting themselves and/or others. If you google for death rates by firearms in the US, you'll see that the 2002 figures are the most quoted. I found one site that had an analysis I was shocked to see that the majority of the figures were not young men killing and raping with them, nor were they for children but they were mostly in the 40+ age group and of those, most were used in suicide and not violent crimes. More people die each year from medical accidents and misdiagnosis. It showed me two things: The Media uses the big number incorrectly and ascribes all deaths to violence. A lot of Americans are using their firearms to terminate their own lives. Last edited by WillyPete; 04-15-2005 at 07:56 AM.. Reason: spelling. duh.