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In reply to the discussion: People are dying who do not have to die [View all]marym625
(17,997 posts)18. Great meme! K&R
Some more statistics I took from another post in replying to someone that has no issue with the "small number of deaths" from guns:
These are a paste from another post in which I replied to someone else that used incorrect or deliberately twisted CDC statistics:
But total deaths from firearms in 2013 is 66,805
That's
Accidental discharge non- transport 505
Intentional self inflicted. 21,175
Assault (homicide) 11,208
Undetermined intent 281
Injury by firearm that caused
Other problems that ended in death 33,636
That's 66,805. That's OK with you?
In the age groups 10 to 54, suicide is in the top 5, ages 55 to 64 it's in the top 10






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That's
Accidental discharge non- transport 505
Intentional self inflicted. 21,175
Assault (homicide) 11,208
Undetermined intent 281
Injury by firearm that caused
Other problems that ended in death 33,636
That's 66,805. That's OK with you?
In the age groups 10 to 54, suicide is in the top 5, ages 55 to 64 it's in the top 10






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ach and every single one of the deaths from guns was completely preventable.
Let's take a look at the cause of death in homicides with firearms by age group. We'll just look at the age groups where homicide is in the top 5 causes of death. That's ages 1 to 34.
Main page to pull this from
http://webappa.cdc.gov/cgi-bin/broker.exe
Those are directly from the CDC
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Have you noticed that in every case, when people die who do not have to die, it is because of
PatrickforO
Sep 2015
#1
SOooo... Opinions running pro-gun control run much higher in metro areas.
HereSince1628
Sep 2015
#32
Yes, where it's been examined waiting periods have been shown to reduce impulsive gun suicides.
HereSince1628
Sep 2015
#33
What would you say are the reasons states with the same gun laws are on opposite ends of this graph?
bunnies
Sep 2015
#22





