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Posted on 04/05/2021 10:42:29 AM PDT by rktman
Federal data on causes of death in America show that, as recently as 2018, falling accounted for at least 126 times as many fatalities as rifles of any kind — an inconvenient fact for Democrat lawmakers who are currently demanding a new round of nationwide gun controls.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2018 National Vital Statistics show 37,455 people died from unintentional falls throughout the year.
The same CDC data shows unintentional firearm deaths for 2018 came in at 458, which means accidental death by falling was about 82 times more likely than accidental death via any kind of firearm.
The numbers become especially pertinent to today’s political climate when FBI Unified Crime Report figures are brought into the equation. The FBI figures look at the intentional, criminal use of firearms, and show a total of 297 deaths from rifles of any kind in 2018. This means accidental death by falling occurred 126 times more often than intentional death by a rifle of any kind in 2018.
Breitbart News reported other FBI figures for 2018 showing death by hammers and clubs far exceeded death by rifles of any kind as well. Whereas there were 297 deaths by rifle, 443 people were killed with hammers, clubs, or other “blunt objects.”
The Democrats want to ban AR-15s, AK-47s, and other commonly-owned semiautomatic rifles that make up only a fraction of the deaths in which rifles of any kind were used.
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Ladders are a sign of White Supremacy...
They must be super concerned about demented biden.
Orange Man Bad.
And let us not forget deaths from suicides of those whose dreams of a comfortable life were shattered overnight by Rat Party Governors who decided to bring this nation's economy to its knees in order to drive Trump from office.
We need a two week waiting period...and an FBI check...before being allowed to buy a ladder.
I work in the solar business
I climb on roofs as a part of the job every day
I can tell you that the $84 billion company I work for has serious trainings and equipment to prevent falls from happening
Harnesses robes anchors lanyards You name it !
That being said I had no idea that many people a year get killed and falls
Anecdotally I hear about the homeowner falling off the roof now and then you get seriously hurt or killed
And then there’s the kids taking selfies on the water fall that plunge to their death
My M-I-L has fallen a few times, but continues to be a pain in my arse. Can’t kill the wicked, I guess.
Drug overdose is by far the most common cause of preventable death. Actually quite more than all other preventable deaths together.
Then vehicle accidents.
Then, any other accidents.
Ladders are really deadly! Bidet should ban them! No excuse, you must pass safety class to own a ladder! Introduce ladder permits and ladder registration. Ladders should be sold only by federally licensed dealers. No private buys!
Even the gun deaths are mostly suicides.
People kill themselves with guns because it is convenient. Switzerland, where citizens are required to own a gun has even bigger rate of gun suicides.
But, in total suicided rate by any means, US and Switzerland are rather laggards.
I have never seen a person of color who’s been able to use a ladder properly...so of course ladders are racist.
But isn’t it the COVID that is causing the falls?
No one needs 32 f/secxsec high capacity gravational fields!
Limit gravity to 10 f/ secxsec.
If only life is saved...
It’s for the children....
Gravity is racist....
Trump recommends gravity....
Research shows that gravity pulls harder on women and minorities.
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Gravity really pulls its hardest on women taking selfies near cliffs and on bridges ...
From there you must check deaths from bee stings...deaths from allergic reactions to aspirin...
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New statistic to add to that list: deaths from covid ‘vaccines’.
I work in the solar business.
Anecdotally I hear about the homeowner falling off the roof now and then you get seriously hurt or killed
For deaths to Watts delivered, solar energy is by far the deadliest energy!
A lot worse than nukes or fossil fuels.
Fallin feels like Flyin for a little while.
at all times.
Falling: Weapon of War ping! /s
Paris Global “Falling Accord”, to combat global falling, complete with new global governance, financial redistribution of wealth, and penalties specifically aimed at America for two hundred years of violations and non-compliance of the yet to be made law, and Trillions of dollars given to the Chinese and Europeans, and hundreds of billions taken and given to the DNC/RNC Uniparty —
Hey, it literally makes infinitely more sense than “climate change” !
I’m actually surprised way more Mexicans don’t fall to their deaths.
They get hammered every night, then roof all day long...
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