It is often cited by the media that there are 30,000
gun-relate deaths each year. That’s all of .001% of the population.
• 65%
of those deaths are by suicide
• 15% are by law enforcement in the line of duty and justified
• 17% are through criminal activity, gang and drug related or mentally ill
persons
• 3% are accidental discharge deaths
So, the relevant “gun violence” death count is 5100. 25% of these occur in 4 cities – Chicago,
Baltimore, Detroit and DC, all of which have strict gun laws, but lots of criminal
activity. Guns? Or criminals on the
street?
200,000+
people die each year from preventable medical errors. You are safer walking
around Chicago than when you are in a
hospital. Maybe we ought to ban hospitals?
Are you beginning to wonder whether the cries for gun
control are motivated by something other than simply saving lives?
