Maybe some people have already saw this... but apparently, there is a lot of truth to the e-mail....
Doctors
(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 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 .0000188
Statistics courtesy of FBI
So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times
more dangerous than gun owners.
I looked up some stuff after the fact...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/d/doctor-deaths.htmhttp://www.cancure.org/medical_errors.htmNot really a fair comparison, but interesting none-the-less....
I just can't wrap my mind around people that are SOOOOOOOOOO in fear of guns.... people do the single most dangerous thing they can do EVERY DAY with ZERO SECOND THOUGHT.... drive your car.
Whatta ya think?