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In reply to the discussion: Man shopping for coffee creamer at Walmart attacked by vigilante for carrying gun he was legally per [View all]Orrex
(63,216 posts)Here's what CDC.gov has tells us about 2011:
Firearm fatalities: 32,351
Firearm suicides: 19,990
Non-suicide fatalities: 12,361
Since you've dismissed firearm suicides, we can equally dismiss vehicular deaths in which the only fatality is the drunk driver himself. Since you made the assertion, I'm sure that you have statistics handy to support your claim, and I look forward to reviewing these. You'll need to demonstrate that the number of fatalities caused by drunk drivers is "a lot higher" than 12,361 non-suicide gun fatalities.
Also, since the issue isn't solely a matter of raw numbers, you'll need to demonstrate that cars are more dangerous per-incidence-of-use than guns. That is, daily vehicle usage nationwide greatly surpasses daily gun usage nationwide, so the fact that the total number of gun and vehicle deaths is so similar is in fact a serious indictment of guns' supposed safety.