----- Original Message -----
From: "J.D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 6:35 PM
Subject: Gun Control
> I can't help but pass along this statistic:
>
> There are approximately 700,000 doctors in the United
> States. According to a National Academy of Sciences
> study, 98,000 patients die each year in this country
> due to medical accidents.
>
> There are 200 million guns in America - 70 million of
> which are handguns. According the Center for Disease
> Control, about 1000 Americans die from gun accidents.
>
> -Source: Zogby.com
>
How many lives are saved each year by properly practiced medicine?
How many lives are saved each year through the proper use of handguns?
Dan M.
