DO NOT kill anyone???
In 2004, the CDC reported 29,000 deaths in the U.S. attributed to guns.
80,000,000 (that's 80 Million) U.S. citizens are gun owners.
This means that 0.003625%, that is only THREE HUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT of gun-owners will murder someone.
In contrast, the National Safety Council reports that law-abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals over 2.4 million times every year. (That is 6,575 times a day.) This means that each year, firearms are used 60 times MORE OFTEN to protect the lives of honest citizens than to take lives.
Question:
With yearly averages of 21,000 alcohol-induced deaths; 40,000 deaths resulting from motor vehicle accidents; and 120,000 deaths attributed to medical malpractice; on what basis does any politician honestly have to pursue legislation that will lead to the banning of fire-arms?
Do you think that "Gun Control" might just be more about "Control"?
2007-12-26
09:42:47
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