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Originally Posted by John41
Blueash is incorrect about gun violence being in the top five causes of death. Here are the facts from the CDC.
1. Heart disease: 659,041
2. Cancer: 599,601
3. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 173,040
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 156,979
5. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 150,005
Leading causes of #3. Accidents
1. Choking
2. Fires
3. Falls
4. Poisoning
5. Car accidents
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Many of these can INCLUDE and INVOLVE gun violence. Here's how:
Heart disease: person was shot, might have survived but because of heart disease, suffered a heart attack and died.
Accidents:
Choking - person was shot, might have survived, but choked to death in the process.
Fires - victim of arson - was shot, but it was the fire that killed them because being shot meant they were incapacitated and couldn't escape.
Falls - shot, and fell. Broken neck is what killed them.
Car accidents - shot while driving or while passenger in a car that veered off the road and killed them.
Lower respiratory disease - shot in an already diseased lung; the other lung wasn't strong enough to keep them alive. Death by disease.
Stroke - being shot triggered a stroke, and they died from the stroke.