Quote Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
Quote Originally Posted by Fithos
a large portion of people shot are shot on accident. if you allow more people to own guns, their are more chances for such accidents to occur.
Figures please.
I didn't feel like digging for recent figures, but here goes:
In 2000, 600 deaths were caused by accidents involving firearms. In comparison, in 1995, 1,500+ murders involved the use of firearms. also, just to see what 600 means, in 2000, 43,000 deaths were caused by car accidents.