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Thread: Guns don't kill....
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05-26-2008, 06:17 PM #1Web Hosting Evangelist
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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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05-26-2008, 06:23 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
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05-26-2008, 06:24 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Do you have a link for the page which provided this info?
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05-26-2008, 06:29 PM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
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05-26-2008, 06:33 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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05-26-2008, 07:22 PM #6Web Hosting Evangelist
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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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05-26-2008, 07:30 PM #7Retired Moderator
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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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05-26-2008, 08:01 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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If guns didn't exist, accidental/attempted gun deaths will be alot lower.
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05-26-2008, 09:37 PM #9Brian King of LLAMEDOS
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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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05-26-2008, 11:03 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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05-27-2008, 12:05 AM #12Business Consultant Manager
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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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05-27-2008, 01:43 AM #13DigitalPunchCardMaker
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I want world peace!
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05-27-2008, 01:45 AM #14Junior Guru
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This may just prove that gun owners kill INTENTIONALLY. :p
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05-27-2008, 01:46 AM #15Junior Guru Wannabe
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LOL
You guys are crazy - still pretty funny.Bill Bennett
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05-27-2008, 11:30 AM #16Brian King of LLAMEDOS
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05-27-2008, 11:32 AM #17Brian King of LLAMEDOS
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05-27-2008, 12:08 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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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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