Gun Control & RKBA

russ1943

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6. Also from the CDC

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 02:48 PM

Feb 2016

The 33,636 Shooting deaths, referred to as firearms deaths by the CDC, would be thirteenth on your unconnected list.
Injury mortality by mechanism and intent
In 2013, a total of 192,945 deaths were classified as injury-related (Table 18).
Four major mechanisms of injury in 2013—poisoning, motor-vehicle traffic, firearm, and fall— accounted for 76.3% of all injury deaths.
All injury deaths 192,945 61.0
Poisoning 48,545 15.4
Motor vehicle traffic 33,804 10.7
Firearm 33,636 10.6
Fall 31,240 9.9

As gun enthusiasts seem to find the inclusion of suicides in firearm death statistics objectionable, gun control advocates (and the CDC) find the comparison of heart disease, cancer et al to gun deaths, well unconnected & absurd.
Assault (homicide), the 16th leading cause of death since 2010, dropped from among the 15 leading causes of death in 2010 but is still a major issue for some age groups.

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From the CDC... [View all] beevul Feb 2016 OP

Banning guns because of shootings... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #1

But anonymous internet posters sarisataka Feb 2016 #2

That' strange as they list: All firearm deaths Number of deaths: 33,636 jmg257 Feb 2016 #3

Keyword being 'cause'. N/T beevul Feb 2016 #4

Ah - gotcha. "Shooting" is only mentioned once in the whole report. jmg257 Feb 2016 #5

Also from the CDC russ1943 Feb 2016 #6

"Objectionable" beevul Feb 2016 #7

An attempt to enlighten a gun enthusiast is futility defined. russ1943 Feb 2016 #9

Would it somehow be better if gun suicides used other methods to do themselves in... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #10

"An attempt to enlighten a gun enthusiast is futility defined." pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #12

Reading is fundamental, russel. beevul Feb 2016 #14

warped jimmy the one Mar 2016 #17

"Gun control advocates only ever express concern about suicide when guns are involved" friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #18

So much bla bla bla, so little substance. beevul Mar 2016 #19

re your repugnant position jimmy the one Mar 2016 #20

Repugnant only to those that presume they have some binding interest in the lives of others. beevul Mar 2016 #21

Here's some "futility" from Webster's def. of "epidemic"... Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #15

+1. You have demonstrated that pious fraud is part and parcel of gun control advocacy friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #16

Strangely when Europe looks at US firearm deaths sarisataka Feb 2016 #8

Gun control advocates only ever express concern about suicide when guns are involved... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #11

That's NRA TALKING POINTS™ virginia mountainman Feb 2016 #13