Doctors vs Guns

[Motasyco]

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.

Edited August 5, 2009 by Motasyco
Corrected the math per Crimsonaudio

[Guest clsutton21]

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[Guest TnDeerHunter]

Should they outlaw Doctors in parks?

[G27]

Using the provided numbers, accidental deaths/gun = 0.0000188. 10X less than what's written above...

[Motasyco]

Using the provided numbers, accidental deaths/gun = 0.0000188. 10X less than what's written above...

Gee...sorry, I didn't check the math. I'm glad you're watching out for us!

[G27]

Anything for our favor!

And never trust the government's math skills!

[Punisher84]

Should they outlaw Doctors in parks?

And in bars. Put a circle slash over a stethoscope.

[Guest justme]

Should they outlaw Doctors in parks?

And in restaurants that serve alcohol.

[Daniel]

maybe we could post this a couple more times.;)

[Guest abailey362]

still gets responses every time it's posted....see we both fell for it