Number four killer.
Posted on 06/21/2013 11:35:44 AM PDT by marktwain
OK, try this . . . Too many people die from motor vehicle accidents.
“If the annual total were one, that would be one too many.”
OK... ok... the author is one ignorant dummass.
Please see my editorial this weekend.
More children die from accidentally drowning in 5 gallon buckets than die from accidental gunshots.
Did you bother to read the article?
Any accidental death is too many, regardless of mechanism.
It is not possible to prevent all such deaths, mainly because many people are idiots. But reducing their numbers is quite doable, and for guns has been done. In America this has resulted in a 95% reduction in 100 years.
Is that a bad thing?
Gun saftey should be taught to all, even if you don’t even own a gun or intend to!
1. if someone is showing you a gun and points it your move their hand and tell them to not do that.
2. If that does not work knock the crap out of them!
3. IF I am being shown a gun I do not even touch it or pick it up. IF it’s on the range where a bud and I are doing comparison fine!
4. Never assume another person knows gun saftey! One of my best friends was killed @ 14 because of a stupid act.
5. IF you own a gun and are not sure of your prowess, take a course
They do, and per mile driven they’ve been tremendously reduced in 100 years, possibly as much or more than gun accident fatalities.
And how many from drunk drivers and how many from knives and how many from .....
And the same logic that drives your remarks, drives mine. Which, I think, is our point – yours and mine alike
The end result of protecting people from their folly is a world fool of fools.
Yes, guns are scary. Watch out.
Are you sure that’s not “motors vehicle Accidentses”, like “guns accident”?
Let us have a look at the top 10 most common causes of accidental deaths which are oftentimes the result of errors in judgment and simple miscues.
1. Car Crashes, 43,200 fatalities a year
2. Accidental Falls, 14,900 fatalities a year
3. Poisoning by liquids or solids, 8,600 fatalities a year
4. Accidental Death by Drowning, 4,000 fatalities a year
5. Accidental Deaths from Burns and Fires, 3,700 fatalities a year
6. Death by Suffocation, 3,300 fatalities a year
7. Accidental Gun Firing, 1,500 fatalities a year
8. Death by Gas Poisoning, 700 fatalities a year
9. Surgical and Medical Complications, 500 fatalities a year
10. Accidental Death Caused by Machineries, 350 fatalities a year
There are accidents with everything including guns that are tragic. A few do happen with no human stupidity or ignorance. Are you familiar with the stove pipe theory of accidents?
I do not know were you got the figure, but it is wildly out of date. Current numbers are about 600. I think 2010 was 602.
Number four killer.
Neah. Just politically correct boiler plate.
I'm not and a quick Google came up empty. What is it?
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