In 2011 almost 9000 people were hospitalized because of dog attacks (a 55% increase from 2001).

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9. whether or not the headline is false, it does bury the actual issue

whether there are more injuries from dogs then guns, there are more FATALITIES from guns then dogs..

... because guns are simply more lethal.

same reason why intentional murders using guns are more common and why you are more likely to die from a suicide if you own a gun then if you don't own a gun (not because guns make you more suicidal but they make your suicide more likely to succeed). It's why mass shooters choose the most powerful fire arms they can get their hands on.

In short, the odds of someone dying go up greatly when a gun is added to the equation.

This is becoming a pet peeve of mine. One minute we have people telling us we can't speak about guns because they say we don't understand them.. and then turning around and then misrepresenting the issue to make guns seem less dangerous then they are.