[Trailerpark Badass]

Their risk of dying in a non-gun-related homicide was also nearly double that of those who lived in states with the lowest rates of gun ownership.

So, I guess what they're inferring is that the mere presence of guns in greater numbers cause people in those states to commit more non-gun murders?

WOW!

And what exactly is a non-gun- or gun-related homicide anyway? Pistol-whipping?

[Mark17]

So, I guess what they're inferring is that the mere presence of guns in greater numbers cause people in those states to commit more non-gun murders?

Isn't it just amazing how those guns just jump right out of their cabinets, load themselves, aim at someone, and pull their own triggers? (sarcasm off)

[meyer]

And what exactly is a non-gun- or gun-related homicide anyway? Pistol-whipping?

If "gun-related" bears any resemblance to "alcohol-related" as used in car accidents, then it has very little to do with causation. Granted, alcohol is a contributing factor or even a cause of many accidents, but the madd mothers would have you beleive that all "alcohol-related" accidents are "alcohol-caused" accidents involving a drinking driver. They aren't. Likewise, "gun-related" can be used to describe anything from a shooting death to the death, by other means, of someone that happens to own a gun.