I find it strange that the US dept of Health and Human services lists a 
TOTAL of ALL accidental deaths in 1995 as 89,703.  Where are you getting 
your figures, the gun lobby?
Bill
Jay Fishbein wrote:
>DOCTORS:
> 
>(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
> 
>(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000.
> 
>(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
> 
>Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health Human Services.
> 
>GUNS:
> 
>(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000.
>Yes, that is 80 million.
> 
>(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year,
>all age groups. is 1,500.
> 
>(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.000188.
> 
>Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous
>than gun owners.
 
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