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16. actually rather well

Reply to geckosfeet (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 12:15 AM

Feb 2013

In 1965, 45% of Americans smoked, now it is 20%. The people who are dying of smoking now started smoking in the 1970's and 80's or earlier. The percentage of high school students who smoke is under 20. Again, we have made major strides, very unlike guns.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/tobacco_use/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_smoking

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This just knocked my socks off!!!! [View all] busterbrown Feb 2013 OP

Something has to be done. No question.. one_voice Feb 2013 #1

Mostly suicides, I was surprised to learn. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #2

murders are about 1/3 of gun deaths BainsBane Feb 2013 #4

The bills can be painful nobodyspecial Feb 2013 #13

bills sometimes BainsBane Feb 2013 #15

Tobbaco has killed more in less than five years. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #3

AND WE DID SOMETHING ABOUT SMOKING Skittles Feb 2013 #5

Yeah. How did that work out? geckosfeet Feb 2013 #6

actually rather well dsc Feb 2013 #16

THANK YOU Skittles Feb 2013 #22

Gun ownership is quite different from gun nuttery. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #34

Also gun shot victims die young BainsBane Feb 2013 #19

How about beef. Blanks Feb 2013 #37

If you nourish yourself off your gun BainsBane Feb 2013 #38

You've got me all wrong. Blanks Feb 2013 #40

The FDA has been working on that for decades bhikkhu Feb 2013 #41

Unfortunately, nutritional guidelines seem to be decided... Blanks Feb 2013 #42

VERY WELL!!! Skittles Feb 2013 #20

10 times more people die of tobacco related causes than gun related causes every year. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #35

Okay BainsBane Feb 2013 #39

It most certainly is the case. And I can walk into any store and buy ciggies. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #43

you do not seem to get it Skittles Feb 2013 #44

Yeah, thanks a lot. My cigarettes now cost an arm and leg due to the anti-smoking nuts. Tx4obama Feb 2013 #9

Anti-smoking nuts? nobodyspecial Feb 2013 #14

I really, truly hope this is satire Skittles Feb 2013 #21

I'm one of those 840high Feb 2013 #25

If you need to smoke that badly SwankyXomb Feb 2013 #31

Apples and oranges. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #7

So is comparing war deaths to other types of deaths. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #8

I just love fail. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #11

nah; actually, that would be you Skittles Feb 2013 #23

Wow Orrex Feb 2013 #27

Go ahead, expalin. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #32

especially when you don't want people to know BainsBane Feb 2013 #24

Public knowledge is a good thing. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #33

This was the subject of my thesis Bjornsdotter Feb 2013 #10

What if we included all the deaths due to guns from the Revolutionary war on? Kalidurga Feb 2013 #12

Also consider that most deaths in the civil war were from disease, not combat. progressoid Feb 2013 #17

Good point... Kalidurga Feb 2013 #18

Interesting stats 2naSalit Feb 2013 #28

Even in later wars -freezing in a trench in WWI or II. Dysentary, starvation, malaria etc. geckosfeet Feb 2013 #36

Thanks buster for the graphic to put gun violence in perspective... here's another graphic Cha Feb 2013 #26

source? Deep13 Feb 2013 #29

Previous thread from Thursday: ManiacJoe Feb 2013 #30

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