>>>>Total for 2002: 30,242, of which better than 50% are suicides.
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>>The total for 1993 according to the CDC was 35,000. That would indicate a precipitous drop in gun deaths.
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>>Since you are so concerned about people being killed, it would seem we need to get rid of doctors because, according to Dr. Joseph Mercola (http://www.mercola.com/2004/jul/7/healthcare_death.htm), they are the most dangerous things we encounter.
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>>Year 2000
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>>Condition Deaths
>>Adverse Drug Reactions  106,000
>>Medical error  98,000
>>Bedsores 115,000
>>Infection 88,000
>>Malnutrition  108,800
>>Outpatients 199,000
>>Unnecessary Procedures 37,136
>>Surgery-Related   32,000
>>TOTAL 783,936
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>>This is not a heartening statistic because I'm have back surgery 1/24 for a fusion of L3,L4 and L5. Oh well!<s>
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>Sorry to hear that John, but I'm sure you'll agree that your back problems probably stem from owning a gun. ;)

I think it could be from not wearing two of them. I've had a weight on my right side, and now my back is aching on the left. Hmmmm, maybe I'll start wearing two .40 cals from now on....