I believe this info is relevant to the List considering all the recent events and pronouncements involving meteorites and firearms this past week..
Odds of Dying in the U.S. from Selected Causes Motor Vehicle Accident 1 in 90 Murder 1 in 300 Fire 1 in 800 Firearms Accident 1 in 2,500 Asteroid/Comet Impact (lower limit) 1 in 3,000 Drdowning 1 in 9,000 Airplane Crash 1 in 30,000 Flood 1 in 30,000 Tornado 1 in 60,000 Earthquake 1 in 130,000 Asteroid/Comet Impact (upper limit) 1 in 250,000 Food Poisoning by Botulism 1 in 3,000,000 Shark Attack 1 in 8,000.000 Odds of winning the PowerBall 1 in 195,249,054 So, the odds of a person dying from a gunshot wound are very close to the odds given to being taken out by a meteorite. Regard, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 and proud member of the NRA. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
