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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
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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.

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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
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