Pulled off Reddit, I'll share it on Firearms legislation thread as well.
"Gun Facts (with citations)
The ACTUAL facts about gun violence in America
There are about 30,000 gun related deaths per year by firearms, this number is not disputed. (1)
U.S. population 328 million as of January 2018. (2)
Do the math: 0.00915% of the population dies from gun related actions each year.
Statistically speaking, this is insignificant. It's not even a rounding error.
What is not insignificant, however, is a breakdown of those 30,000 deaths:
• 22,938 (76%) are by suicide which can't be prevented by gun laws (3)
• 987 (3%) are by law enforcement, thus not relevant to Gun Control discussion. (4)
• 489 (2%) are accidental (5)
So no, "gun violence" isn't 30,000 annually, but rather 5,577... 0.0017% of the population.
Still too many? Let's look at location:
This leaves 2,801 for for everywhere else in America... about 56 deaths per state. Obviously some States have higher rates than others
Yes, 5,577 is absolutely horrific, but let's think for a minute...
But what about other deaths each year?
A 10% reduction in medical errors would be 66% of the total gun deaths or 4 times the number of criminal homicides.
Simple, easily preventable, 10% reductions!
We don't have a gun problem... We have a political agenda and media sensationalism problem."
Edited to add the citations (thanks!) the numbers correspond to the (numbers) above.
"Gun Facts (with citations)
The ACTUAL facts about gun violence in America
There are about 30,000 gun related deaths per year by firearms, this number is not disputed. (1)
U.S. population 328 million as of January 2018. (2)
Do the math: 0.00915% of the population dies from gun related actions each year.
Statistically speaking, this is insignificant. It's not even a rounding error.
What is not insignificant, however, is a breakdown of those 30,000 deaths:
• 22,938 (76%) are by suicide which can't be prevented by gun laws (3)
• 987 (3%) are by law enforcement, thus not relevant to Gun Control discussion. (4)
• 489 (2%) are accidental (5)
So no, "gun violence" isn't 30,000 annually, but rather 5,577... 0.0017% of the population.
Still too many? Let's look at location:
- 596 (10%) - St Louis, MO (6)
- 653 (11%) - Detroit, MI (6)
- 1,527 (27%) - Chicago, IL (6)
This leaves 2,801 for for everywhere else in America... about 56 deaths per state. Obviously some States have higher rates than others
Yes, 5,577 is absolutely horrific, but let's think for a minute...
But what about other deaths each year?
- 70,000+ die from a drug overdose (7)
- 49,000 people die per year from the flu (8)
- 37,000 people die per year in traffic fatalities (9)
- 250,000+ people die each year from preventable medical errors. (10)
- 610,000 people die per year from heart disease (11)
A 10% reduction in medical errors would be 66% of the total gun deaths or 4 times the number of criminal homicides.
Simple, easily preventable, 10% reductions!
We don't have a gun problem... We have a political agenda and media sensationalism problem."
Edited to add the citations (thanks!) the numbers correspond to the (numbers) above.
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf
- Firearm Suicide in the United States - EverytownResearch.org
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhamcs/web_tables/2015_ed_web_tables.pdf
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2017/?tid=a_inl_manual
- Amid rising gun violence, accidental shooting deaths have plummeted. Why?
- Cities With the Most Gun Violence (stats halved as reported statistics cover 2 years, single year statistics not found)
- Overdose Death Rates
- Frequently Asked Questions about Estimated Flu Burden | CDC
- https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812603
- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cn...-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
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