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Nice to see some bravery for a change
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22/03/2010 19:20:15
 
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Politics
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>>>>Guns are bought to kill, cars aren't
>>>
>>>Not necessarily.
>>>
>>>I don't hunt. I have a collection of weapons that are fun to shoot (targets).
>>>
>>>If needed, they could be used otherwise.
>>>
>>>Cars can be used to kill (intentionally or not). Cars are involved 10s of thousands of deaths in the US alone every year. Guns aren't.
>>
>>
>>In 1999, there were 28874 gun-related deaths in the United States - over 80 deaths every day and 41,611 people killed in auto accidents in 1999.
>>So 10s of thousands is a slight exaggeration
>
>If the number is correct, do you understand what the number means?
>
>41 x 1000 +611.
>
>41 Thousand + 611.

The USA is not alone. I'm sure, considering population sizes for each country, the percentage of deaths would be similar.
I ain't skeert of nuttin eh?
Yikes! What was that?
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