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Deadly Doctors?

Think about this:

a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Then think about this:

a. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
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 .0000188.

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

FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand. As a public health measure I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention.

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Permalink Reply by Justin Buck on January 15, 2009 at 5:37pm: wow thats very interesting; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by BillySFCVFD on January 23, 2009 at 4:12pm: If you subtract doctors who accidentally killed themselves with a gun from the 1500 then doctors statically are even more dangerous. haha TCSS; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Firefighter Dison on January 25, 2009 at 6:33am: that makes alot of sense; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marty D. Ross on March 19, 2009 at 9:24pm: That is so true. Heard a man say one time ( theres alot more old drunks than there are old doctors..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Fireyladd Chief Sharp on March 19, 2009 at 10:55pm: Yeah you dont see any old Lawyers an Attorneys. What a shame; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chad Furr on April 7, 2009 at 9:55pm: glad I decided to become a gun owner instead of a DR then. Would hate to think of what could have happened LOL; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DeAnna LaHaye on April 21, 2009 at 8:03pm: wow scary; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by AirLifeKaren on November 8, 2009 at 2:35pm: LMAO.... That gives you something to think about.....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tom Wheland on November 17, 2009 at 9:08am: I wonder how all the "anti" gun people would like to know that fact lol.; ▶ Reply to This

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