(S)aints Coach Sean Payton: More Americans Killed by Guns, Than From All U.S. Wars Combined

Breitbart ^ | 10/3/17 | AWR Hawkins

[Impala64ssa]

Ever since the tragic shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night, legions of celebrities who have very little knowledge of guns, criminal psychology, mental disorders, or any helpful information. Have taken to Twitter or gone on television to offer their “solutions,” to the problem of mass shootings in America.

The latest such incident of ill-informed advice, in the sports world, comes from New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton.

On Tuesday, Payton responded to the heinous Las Vegas attack by tweeting claims that, since 1968, more Americans have been killed by guns than have been killed on all battlefields throughout the whole of the American experience.

Payton tweeted:

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Crazy statistic!! It's time. #CommonSense pic.twitter.com/ve9CJNJx5D

— Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) October 3, 2017

Note how he followed the claim with the hashtag “common sense.” Ironically, if we look at this death claim comparison via common sense we quickly see it is a a facade.

For example, the number of Americans killed on the Civil War battlefield alone was approximately 620,000 and the number killed in World II was 418,000. From those two wars alone we are already at 1,038,000. Add the approximate 115,000 from WWI, the 35,000 from Korea, and the 58,000 from Vietnam and we are at 1,246,000 without even considering the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish American War, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq, and others.

[EdnaMode]

Me too. And most liberals are hypocrites on major issues.

[EdnaMode]

It’s sickening that liberals can demand gun control while supporting abortion.

[bankwalker]

More Humans Killed in the 20th century by their own control-freak Goverments Than From All Wars Combined since the beginning of time.

[arthurus]

Considering that most battlefield deaths have been caused by guns, the coach is indubitably right but his observation is meaningless. It is like saying that more Americans were killed in automobile accidents than have been killed on the roads and streets.

[oldasrocks]

Someone should ask him “Does this include the 700,000 soldiers killed fighting to stop slavery?”

[Enterprise]

That's fine as a nice to know fact, although most estimates are around 50 million. But here is what the article is about:

"(S)aints Coach Sean Payton: More Americans Killed by Guns, Than From All U.S. Wars Combined"

[xp38]

Used to be but it has dropped into the 30 to 40 thousand range due to improvements in safety technology and higher seat belt use. I remember during the Vietnam war they were saying the annual death toll on the roads equalled the entire Vietnam war which was 50 something thousand.

[Bob434]

[[Homicide by abortion is a perfect crime,]]

Yup- they don’t even have to cover it up or plan to hide it- they do it openly with no fear of prosecution- It’s just sick- evil that we allow this to happen

[coon2000]

Good to see that number drop.

[KC Burke]

Thirteen months without the NFL and my skin is softer, my beard is more uniform in color and women want me.

[Deplorable American1776]

Another reason to go near RayJay — Kerr’s Wing House just opened near there. Along with St. Joseph Hospital...