>>>>>>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.
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>>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.
I agree. We have restrictive gun laws here. Hand guns are difficult to own. I wonder if our murder rate is similar to yours?