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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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Message ID:
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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.

By guns? I bet it isn't.
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