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Some Startling Statistics

Number of physicians in the US = 700,000
Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year = 120,000

Accidental deaths per physician = 0.171
(US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Number of gun owners in the US = 80,000,000
Number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) = 1,500

Accidental deaths per gun owner = 0.0000188
(US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms)

Therefore, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.


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