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Originally Posted by JoelJohnson
30,000 people were killed by guns last year, 90% by themselves or by someone they knew.
Let's see 330 million people in the US and 3,000 killed by terrorist, hum, no wonder neither I, or any member of my (extended) family even came close to needing a gun.
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Please quote accurate numbers, the actual number of firearm deaths last year was just over 11,000 and that included shooting while in the commission of a crime. Gun deaths rank much lower than by motor vehicle and medical malpractice.
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