12-16-2012, 01:27 AM
You kinda lost me, Six. I'm not pro or con stricter gun control. I see valid points on both sides and don't have a strong opinion one way or the other at this time.
The article says 1,000 US Armed Service killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as compared to over 31,000 killed by guns in the US during the same time. I think it's more applicable to take the suicides out of the equation, which would be about 11,000 killed at the hands of another in the US during the same period.
Also, the article says that less than 1⁄3 of households in the US own guns, not "Everyone". I suspect that many of those 1⁄3 households own more than one gun, but that's just a guess.
When vehicular deaths were brought up in this thread as a thinking point against stricter gun control, it reminded me of the article that I posted and how vehicular death comparisons had also been used to argue for stricter gun control. I see them as primarily unrelated issues, but it's helpful to have actual numbers and stats when making any comparisons, imo.
Anyway, the number of average annual deaths in the US caused by drunk drivers and the average annual deaths caused by gunshots (excluding suicides) are pretty close.
The article says 1,000 US Armed Service killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as compared to over 31,000 killed by guns in the US during the same time. I think it's more applicable to take the suicides out of the equation, which would be about 11,000 killed at the hands of another in the US during the same period.
Also, the article says that less than 1⁄3 of households in the US own guns, not "Everyone". I suspect that many of those 1⁄3 households own more than one gun, but that's just a guess.
When vehicular deaths were brought up in this thread as a thinking point against stricter gun control, it reminded me of the article that I posted and how vehicular death comparisons had also been used to argue for stricter gun control. I see them as primarily unrelated issues, but it's helpful to have actual numbers and stats when making any comparisons, imo.
Anyway, the number of average annual deaths in the US caused by drunk drivers and the average annual deaths caused by gunshots (excluding suicides) are pretty close.