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Accidental Firearm Fatalities at All-Time Low

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Roper:
Thanks for posting this, it will come in handy with some folks that I know.

JimP:
Spoons, griddles and deep fat fryers kill far more than anything else........ that said, you just can't protect people from themselves...... they won't stand for it.

bk09:

--- Quote from: armed and humorous on January 23, 2012, 04:51:00 PM ---I teach drivers ed now, and we're still telling students 40,000 die each year.  I've got to wonder how long it's been since bradkoll to the class?  :)  Maybe our stats need an update.

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Been about 5 or 6 years  :P

armed and humorous:
I took drivers ed as a student about 46 years ago.  I don't think there were even 40,000 people driving then!  :)

dcjulie:
Might be easier for people to grasp statistics in a different format.  Many people, especially those who are more emotional than logical, have difficulty acknowledging 40K or large numbers.  Here are some easier ways to relate odds of dying:

The data for the most likely ways of dying is based on the National Safety Council's Odds of Dying statistics.


1. Heart Disease                Lifetime Odds: 1 in 5
2. Cancer                           Lifetime Odds: 1 in 7
3. Stroke                            Lifetime Odds: 1 in 24
4. Motor Vehicle Accident   Lifetime Odds: 1 in 84
5. Suicide                           Lifetime Odds: 1 in 119
6. Falling                            Lifetime Odds: 1 in 218
7. Firearm Assault              Lifetime Odds: 1 in 314
8. Pedestrian Accident       Lifetime Odds: 1 in 626
9. Drowning                       Lifetime Odds: 1 in 1,008
10. Motorcycle Accident      Lifetime Odds: 1 in 1,020
Notes on Odds Statistics:
From the National Safety Council

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