BlueWizard
Distinguished Member
After the recent shootings in the USA, several countries put out travel advisories about foreign travel to the USA. That souds scary, but here is the truth about guns in the USA.
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- **99.9963% of Gun NEVER murder anyone EVER**
300,000,000 Guns - the most conservative estimate.
11,000 Gun Homicides (FBI 2017, latest data).
(11,000 / 300,000,000) x 100 = 0.0036666666... = 0.0037%
If we use larger numbers for the number of guns, the percentage comes out smaller -
11,000 / 400,000,000 x 100 = 0.00275%
- **99.9843% of Gun Owners NEVER murder anyone EVER**
70,000,000 estimated Gun Owners. (estimates between 70 Million and 120 million)
11,000 Gun Homicides (FBI 2017).
11,000/70,000,000 x 100 = 0.0157%
The Number of Gun Owner is estimate as there in no really way of knowing, but the number of gun owners is increasing, so again, the number used are very conservative and gives the largest problem percentage.
- **99.995% of AR-Style Guns NEVER murder anyone EVER**
Common estimate for AR-Style guns which are only very vaguely defined, is between 4 million and 15 million.
There were 403 Rifle Homicides in the USA in 2107 (latest data FBI), not all of those are AR-Style. Data is not broken down by the style of Rifle. So we estimate that half of them were AR -
200/4 million x 100 = 0.005%
200/15 million x 100 = 0.0013%
- **You are 8.56 TIME MORE LIKELY to die using you Cell Phone than you are to be murdered by a Rifle**
According to the Traffic Safety Board (CDC, NHTSA), 3450 people died Texting while Driving, there were 403 Rifle Homicides. Again, simply arithmetic.
3450/403 = 8.56
- The CDC and several other sources estimate the number of **Defensive Gun Uses at between 2 Million and 3 Million per year.** Again, that is another number that is hard to pin down exactly. If we use the average of 2.5 million then -
2.5 Million / 11,000 = 227.2727...
You are 227 TIMES MORE LIKELY to be SAVED by a gun than murdered by one.
If we take gun deaths from all causes, then -
2.5 Million / 33,000 (2016) = 75.7575....
You are 76 TIME MORE LIKELY to be SAVED by a gun the killed by a gun by any means.
https://www.hoplofobia.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2018-What-Do-CDC’s-Surveys-Say-About-the-Frequency-of-Defensive-Gun-Uses.pdf
Shall I go on?
- **You are more likely to be Struck By Lightning than to be murdered by a Rifle**
Top Google Search referencing National Geographic, the odds of being Struck by Lightning are 1 in 700,000
Calculated, the odd of being murder by a Rifle are 1 in 806,451.
325 Million / 403 = 806,451.6129
In the State of MN (Minnesota) you are EIGHT TIMES more likely to be Struck By Lighting than to be murdered by a Rifle. In the State of CA (California), the odds are GREATER THAN 1 in 1 Million to be murder by a Rifle.
Conclusion, you are more likely to be Struck By Lightning that to be murdered by a Rifle.
MORE:
- **You are 3.64 TIME MORE LIKELY to die in a Motor Vehicle Accident than to be murdered by a Gun**
40,000 estimated Motor Vehicle Deaths (2017).
11,000 Gun Homicides (FBI 2017).
40,000/11,000 = 3.6363... = 3.64
MORE?
According to the *CDC Morbidity and Mortality Charts,* **Alcohol kills more people than guns.** Alcohol is #80 on the list and Gun Homicides are #107. (CDC = Center for Disease Control)
MORE?
On the day of the Mandalay Las Vegas shooting 50 people died, on the same day -
- 123 people die everyday because they don't have Health Insurance. (45,000/yr)
- 548 people die everyday because of Medical Malpractice (200,000/yr)
- 181 people died from Drug Overdose; SIX times greater than all Gun Homicides.
- 19 people died and another 4,108 were injured everyday simply because your Doctor has CRAPPY HANDWRITING (7000 dead per year, 1.5 million injured)
- Knives kill 4 TIMES more than Rifles (FBI)
- 1.7 TIMES MORE people are physically beaten to death than are killed by Rifles. (FBI)
- More people are killed with Blunt Object than are murdered by Rifles. (FBI)
- 22 veterans die EVERY SINGLE DAY by their own hand because once out of the Military we refuse to give then the help they need.
I have more....
Just some food for thought.
I'm open to your thoughts?
Steve/bluewizard
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- **99.9963% of Gun NEVER murder anyone EVER**
300,000,000 Guns - the most conservative estimate.
11,000 Gun Homicides (FBI 2017, latest data).
(11,000 / 300,000,000) x 100 = 0.0036666666... = 0.0037%
If we use larger numbers for the number of guns, the percentage comes out smaller -
11,000 / 400,000,000 x 100 = 0.00275%
- **99.9843% of Gun Owners NEVER murder anyone EVER**
70,000,000 estimated Gun Owners. (estimates between 70 Million and 120 million)
11,000 Gun Homicides (FBI 2017).
11,000/70,000,000 x 100 = 0.0157%
The Number of Gun Owner is estimate as there in no really way of knowing, but the number of gun owners is increasing, so again, the number used are very conservative and gives the largest problem percentage.
- **99.995% of AR-Style Guns NEVER murder anyone EVER**
Common estimate for AR-Style guns which are only very vaguely defined, is between 4 million and 15 million.
There were 403 Rifle Homicides in the USA in 2107 (latest data FBI), not all of those are AR-Style. Data is not broken down by the style of Rifle. So we estimate that half of them were AR -
200/4 million x 100 = 0.005%
200/15 million x 100 = 0.0013%
- **You are 8.56 TIME MORE LIKELY to die using you Cell Phone than you are to be murdered by a Rifle**
According to the Traffic Safety Board (CDC, NHTSA), 3450 people died Texting while Driving, there were 403 Rifle Homicides. Again, simply arithmetic.
3450/403 = 8.56
- The CDC and several other sources estimate the number of **Defensive Gun Uses at between 2 Million and 3 Million per year.** Again, that is another number that is hard to pin down exactly. If we use the average of 2.5 million then -
2.5 Million / 11,000 = 227.2727...
You are 227 TIMES MORE LIKELY to be SAVED by a gun than murdered by one.
If we take gun deaths from all causes, then -
2.5 Million / 33,000 (2016) = 75.7575....
You are 76 TIME MORE LIKELY to be SAVED by a gun the killed by a gun by any means.
https://www.hoplofobia.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2018-What-Do-CDC’s-Surveys-Say-About-the-Frequency-of-Defensive-Gun-Uses.pdf
Shall I go on?
- **You are more likely to be Struck By Lightning than to be murdered by a Rifle**
Top Google Search referencing National Geographic, the odds of being Struck by Lightning are 1 in 700,000
Calculated, the odd of being murder by a Rifle are 1 in 806,451.
325 Million / 403 = 806,451.6129
In the State of MN (Minnesota) you are EIGHT TIMES more likely to be Struck By Lighting than to be murdered by a Rifle. In the State of CA (California), the odds are GREATER THAN 1 in 1 Million to be murder by a Rifle.
Conclusion, you are more likely to be Struck By Lightning that to be murdered by a Rifle.
MORE:
- **You are 3.64 TIME MORE LIKELY to die in a Motor Vehicle Accident than to be murdered by a Gun**
40,000 estimated Motor Vehicle Deaths (2017).
11,000 Gun Homicides (FBI 2017).
40,000/11,000 = 3.6363... = 3.64
MORE?
According to the *CDC Morbidity and Mortality Charts,* **Alcohol kills more people than guns.** Alcohol is #80 on the list and Gun Homicides are #107. (CDC = Center for Disease Control)
MORE?
On the day of the Mandalay Las Vegas shooting 50 people died, on the same day -
- 123 people die everyday because they don't have Health Insurance. (45,000/yr)
- 548 people die everyday because of Medical Malpractice (200,000/yr)
- 181 people died from Drug Overdose; SIX times greater than all Gun Homicides.
- 19 people died and another 4,108 were injured everyday simply because your Doctor has CRAPPY HANDWRITING (7000 dead per year, 1.5 million injured)
- Knives kill 4 TIMES more than Rifles (FBI)
- 1.7 TIMES MORE people are physically beaten to death than are killed by Rifles. (FBI)
- More people are killed with Blunt Object than are murdered by Rifles. (FBI)
- 22 veterans die EVERY SINGLE DAY by their own hand because once out of the Military we refuse to give then the help they need.
I have more....
Just some food for thought.
I'm open to your thoughts?
Steve/bluewizard
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