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Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by agarden on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @08:59AM (#11289229)
Okay, try this: far, far more people die in the US in car accidents than are shot. More people die because of DUIs than because of guns. Yet guns are endlessly highlighted as a major problem and the talk is constantly about making it harder to attain them and yet few people are ranting on about the dangers of automobile or licquor.

Indeed, the original article dismisses drunk teenagers as a non-threat. Drunk teenagers almost certainly kill more people than toddlers with guns.

Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by arprocter on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @10:37AM (#11289906)
IIRC US road deaths and shooting deaths are about even (around 30k each), although the gun figure includes suicides
Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by agarden on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @10:45AM (#11289960)
You seem to be right about that. Thanks.

Traffic fatalities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i...

Gun fatalities: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states

Suicides do appear to be about 2/3 of the gun fatalities.

Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by arprocter on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @10:54AM (#11290046)
Funny eh? Not wearing your seat belt is probably more of an issue than guns, but that doesn't make for dramatic headlines
Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by jamespo on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @09:06AM (#11289274)
Maybe because taking away cars has more downsides than taking away guns?
Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by jessaustin on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @09:34AM (#11289457)
Nah... fuck cars. Ride a bike!