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  1. #1
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    Guns don't kill....

    Just received the following in and email...I haven't checked the facts for validity but intersting anyway.

    FACTS TO PONDER:

    (A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.

    (B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000.

    (C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171

    Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of

    Health Human Services.

    Now think about this:

    Guns:

    (A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million..)

    (B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500


    (C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .000188

    Statistics courtesy of FBI


    So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

    Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'

    FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

    Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

    Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention

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    Quote Originally Posted by crazylane View Post
    Just received the following in and email...I haven't checked the facts for validity but intersting anyway.

    FACTS TO PONDER:

    (A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.

    (B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000.

    (C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171

    Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of

    Health Human Services.

    Now think about this:

    Guns:

    (A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million..)

    (B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500


    (C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .000188

    Statistics courtesy of FBI


    So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

    Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'

    FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

    Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

    Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention
    lol @ this thread... yes i agree.. we should burn all doctors on stakes and throw away all modern medical achievement

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    Do you have a link for the page which provided this info?

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    Quote Originally Posted by amex View Post
    Do you have a link for the page which provided this info?
    It's a joke.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crazylane View Post
    It's a joke.
    haha, wow I just got off the phone with a crazy client and wasn't in the best of moods when I read that - well, good to know!


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    We need a 5 day "cooling off" waiting period before these psycho physicians are permitted to see each patient. Physicians should not be able to see more than 1 patient a month either, it's common sense, think of the children.

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    Funny email! haha. Without doctors, chances are none of us would be alive now.

    I realize its a joke, but I'd be curious to see how the original creator defines "accidental death" for a physician. Does it mean patients under the care of a physician who unexpectedly die or does it mean complications from a surgery/procedure?

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    If guns didn't exist, accidental/attempted gun deaths will be alot lower.

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    Never give a gun to a doctor, it's just asking for trouble.

    Whats even more scary is 'Parents'
    Never has a 'Parent' produced a child that does not die !

    We all have or have had parents.

    Just think how many deaths could be prevented, if we stoped people becoming 'parents'.

    If you see someone trying to become a 'parent', don't just watch, throw a bucket of cold water over them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian-de-vie View Post
    Never give a gun to a doctor, it's just asking for trouble.

    Whats even more scary is 'Parents'
    Never has a 'Parent' produced a child that does not die !

    We all have or have had parents.

    Just think how many deaths could be prevented, if we stoped people becoming 'parents'.

    If you see someone trying to become a 'parent', don't just watch, throw a bucket of cold water over them.
    Are there alternatives to parenting? Because for guns there are many.

    Peace,
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    Quote Originally Posted by azizny View Post
    If guns didn't exist, accidental/attempted gun deaths will be alot lower.
    Another joke, I gather.

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    If everyone on WHT was paid $1.00 every time this exact thread/topic was created... we'd all be rich.
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    I want world peace!
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    This may just prove that gun owners kill INTENTIONALLY. :p

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    LOL

    You guys are crazy - still pretty funny.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BurakUeda View Post
    I want world peace!
    It will happen, when people stop wanting a piece of the world
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    Quote Originally Posted by PinkFloydWS View Post
    If everyone on WHT was paid $1.00 every time this exact thread/topic was created... we'd all be rich.
    Except for whoever pays out al those $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
    or are you offering ?
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    A better comparison would be that there are more guns in this country than cars, yet cars despite being heavily regulated are one of the leading causes of death, much higher than gun deaths. Imagine that. Wouldn't one believe it should be the opposite?
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