REAL statistic on violent death via gunshot

[monkeybird]

Actually, if you want statistics comparing information on gunshot deaths in the U.S. Below is a chart from the CDC. For the complete report go to this link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5703.pdf
Notice the total numbers, but more importantly notice the breakdown of manner of death. The look down to the Method. This is interesting data.


Manner of death
Homicide/Legal intervention 4,721
Suicide 8,949
Undetermined intent 2,128
Unintentional firearm 112
Unknown 52
Total 15,962

Incident type
Suicide, single 8,721
Homicide, single 3,945
Unintentional firearm 112
Suicide, multiple 12
Homicide, multiple 166
Legal intervention 163
Homicide followed by suicide 199
Undetermined 2,113
Other combinations of deaths 14
Unknown 50
Total 15,495

Method
Firearm 7,813
Sharp instrument 744
Blunt instrument 271
Poisoning 2,905
Hanging/Strangulation/Suffocation 1,943
Personal weapons (hands, fist, or feet) 177
Fall 171
Drowning 160
Fire/Burn 106
Motor vehicle 173
Intentional neglect 18
Other 132
Unknown 1,349
Total 15,962
[/QUOTE]

Or how about the number of people killed by automobile accidents, 33,808. This is from the NHTSA.

http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx

The next time I hear some anti gun idiot quote statistics, I'll refer them to the governments own agency the CDC and it's study. The number's tell it all.

[610Alpha]

thanks MB for the link!!