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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

On 04/26/05 4:59 PM, "ron thigpen" <ron AT fuzzsonic.com> wrote:

> David Minton wrote:
> 
>> I think cars are probably the most dangerous weapon in the hands of the
>> average American. According to the CDC, more than 500,000 hospitalizations
>> and 41,000 deaths are attributed to car accidents each year in this country
>> <http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/mvsafety.htm>.
> 
> let's not forget smokes.  more like 400,000 preventable deaths/year.
> and not all self-inflicted.
> 
> <http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/health_consequences/mortali.htm>
> 
> sign me up for a society where cigarettes and sidearms are perfectly
> legal and, despite that fact, absolutely no one choses to use them.

Depends on how you define the use of a firearm.

David