Re:A gun is now more likely to kill you than a car is in the...
by danielweber on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:50PM
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Even though most gun deaths are suicide [1], your odds of killing yourself via suicide are still low. There's slightly less than 1% chance of your life ending via suicide. Taking away guns to stop suicides is a pretty big NNT.
Even though most gun deaths are suicide [1], your odds of killing yourself via suicide are still low. There's slightly less than 1% chance of your life ending via suicide. Taking away guns to stop suicides is a pretty big NNT.
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[1]
Accidental discharge: 591
Suicide by firearm: 19,990
Assault by firearm: 11,068
Unknown involving firearms: 248
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_03.pdf