Reply #159: See what happens when you 'assume'?

[X_Digger]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=118&topic_id=278818

http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/probability.html

USA population = 280,000,000

1000 lightning victims/year/average

Odds = 1 : 280,000 of being struck by lightning

Even if you use NOAA's data (http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/medical.htm)

"Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year (estimated total deaths + injuries) 1/500,000"

Which would mean that CCW's are "only" 14 times less likely to kill you than be killed or injured by lighting.

Do you notice the difference between the two stats? (struck vs killed / injured) My great grandfather was struck by lighting without being injured.

Pretty simple math, really.