So, I thought let’s put some perspective on gun control.
· In 2013 total murders by guns was 8,454 no stat on how many were obtained legally or illegally.
· The serial killer known as Cancer in 2014 595,930 deaths.
· Annual DUI deaths 10,075.
· 1,116,090 Domestic violence crimes committed in 2013.
· In 2016 15,488 opioid deaths in America.
· In 2014 they were 44,000 suicides.
I wish the politicians cared about Cancer, DUIs, Suicide, Opioids, Mental health, and Domestic violence as much as they did about taking our guns rights away. Poor Mental health and guns don't mix. Got to wander which of these things puts the least amount of money in their pockets. Which of these weakens the American people’s strength in numbers.
Weapons 2013 Total Deaths: 12,253
Total firearms: 8,454 Handguns 5,782 Rifles 285 Shotguns 308 Other guns 123 Firearms, type not stated 1,956 Knives or cutting instruments 1,490 Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) 428 Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)1 687 Poison 11 Explosives 2 Fire 94 Narcotics 53 Drowning 4 Strangulation 85 Asphyxiation 95 Other weapons or weapons not stated 850
· Heart disease: 633,842
· Cancer: 595,930
· Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 155,041
· Accidents (unintentional injuries): 146,571
· Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 140,323
· Alzheimer’s disease: 110,561
· Diabetes: 79,535
· Influenza and Pneumonia: 57,062
· Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 49,959
· Intentional self-harm (suicide): 44,193
Average number of people arrested annually for drunk driving 1,500,000 Average number of people who die annually in drunk driving accidents 10,075 Number of DUI arrests per 100,000 drivers 1,250
9/11 terrorists did not use guns, they used box cutters.
2016 Nice attack, terrorist used a truck to plow into a crowd.
In London, terrorists use knives to attack large crowds.
Gun Control? Criminals and Terrorists will break those laws as well.
Terrorists or mentally disturbed people will always need a weapon of choice . We should start finding a way to help the mentally ill and weed out the terrorists. The biggest surveillance country in the world and still these things happen gotta question whats going on.
Interesting post - thanks @alternativeview .
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