>>>>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.
So what about "Guns aren't?
28 x 1000 + 874
28 Thousand + 874
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