> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: J.D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Friday, July 20, 2001 1:36 AM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: 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.
People (including doctors) make mistakes. Guns don't.
Now tell me, most of which deaths could have easily been avoided -- deaths
from medical accidents, or deaths from gun accidents?
Jeroen
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