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Originally Posted by SuckOnThis
Nice how you include only 'accidental gun deaths' and not total gun deaths or injuries.
FACT:In 2002, there were 30,242 gun deaths in the U.S:
* 17,108 suicides (56% of all U.S gun deaths),
* 11,829 homicides (39% of all U.S gun deaths),
* 762 unintentional shootings (3% of all U.S gun deaths),
* and 300 from legal intervention and 243 from undetermined intent (2% of all U.S gun deaths combined).
FACT: A gun in the home increases the risk of homicide of a household member by 3 times and the risk of suicide by 5 times compared to homes where no gun is present.
FACT: Contrary to popular belief, young children do possess the physical strength to fire a gun: 25% of 3-to-4-year-olds, 70% of 5-to-6-year-olds, and 90% of 7-to-8-year-olds can fire most handguns.
FACT: Among 26 industrialized nations, 86% of gun deaths among children under age 15 occurred in the United States.
FACT: Taxpayers pay more than 85% of the medical cost for treatment of firearm-related injuries.
FACT: While handguns account for only one-third of all firearms owned in the United States, they account for more than two-thirds of all firearm-related deaths each year. A gun kept in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in a homicide, suicide or unintentional shooting than to be used in self-defense.
FACT: Every two years more Americans die from firearm injuries than the total number of American soldiers killed during the 8-year Vietnam War. In 1999, the total number of people killed by guns in the United States was 28,874,a 6% decrease from 1998 figures.
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then again it is not because of the gun itself... its like anything, you can never pin it down to one...for every experienced gun collectioner theres a fucking junky who fucks it up for the rest.. BUT...if that stupid junky had decided to kill lets say his mother, but had spent all the money he had on freebase, you think it'll stop him from non-surgically remove her vocal chords with his teeth?
as far as suicides that shit is just blatant...who the fuck decides not to kill himself cuz he does not own a gun%?!\%
now chances are that X junky will kill another Y gun-owning junky, or sumtin like that. all those dead people werent fucking saints...they had dope debts, too much mouth, whatever it was, it was enough for someone to decide to end his life...
everybody that works illegally is aware that they practically have no legal recourses, wether its on the good or bad side of the gun, therefore they are aware of the possible outcome. if you cant stand the heat...do i have to say it?
as far as lost bullets, or hollywood-movie typa situations...they DO happen...and thats unfair
since WHEN has life been fair...cars kill people everyday, i dont see you ride yo fuckin bike to work... and if you do, you might just put yourself at risk and get hit by a vehicle and BOOM, be the first case of bicycle suicide ever??
i got an idea, lets forbid EVERYTHING
faggotz