I got this from a friend in an email. It seemed worth passing on.
Doctors vs. Gunowners
Doctors
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
( Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000.
© Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of
Health and Human Services.
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Now think about this:
Guns
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million)
( The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
© The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.
Statistics courtesy of FBI
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So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
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Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'
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FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
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Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!
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Out of concern for the public at large, I withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention from doctors.