For the benefit of Surgeon General...

[gypseyman]

(Just a few stats for you. I think I just went ahead and made your day...) ;)

Number of physicians in the US: 700,000

Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000 (AMA)

Accidental deaths per physician: 0.171 (U.S. Dept. of Health Human Services)

Number of gun owners in the US: 80,000,000

Number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups): 1,500

Accidental deaths per gun owner: 0.0000188

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

"FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but everyone has at least one Doctor." Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand.

(As a Public Health Measure, I have withheld the statistic on Lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical aid.)

:D

[Snufkin]

and what exactly is an 'accidental gun death'?! :D I wonder what the statistic for intentional shootings is :rolleyes:

[Snufkin]

3/5 of all women want to have Snufkin's children! :D

[gypseyman]

3/5 of all women want to have Snufkin's children!Typical... they can't commit wholeheartedly to anything... :eek: (runs and hides from Liz, behind the sofa with MrP...) So long as it's the important 60%, like the middle bit... :D
:xsofa:

[Snufkin]

hehehehehe! I leave the :xfreak: and the :xoneye: :xdisturb: to Baptizer

[speculative]

Originally posted by Snufkin
3/5 of all women want to have Snufkin's children! :D

Now all you have to do is find 5/5 of a woman who wants to have your kids... ;)

[Surgeon General]

Thanks a lot for the stats gypseyman :)
They will make good ammo when the gun hating liberals at my work start mouthing off again :D

[Surgeon General]

Oh, I forgot to ask, what made you think of me :rolleyes:

[gypseyman]

Erm, the reason escapes me just at this moment... :rolleyes:

:D :D :D

[Baptizer]

lol snuf! hehehehehehee
You guys are too funny....
Hope things are ok snuff...havn't heard from you recently!
Havn't heard from our good friend Gibbon recently either...hope hes ok too!

[Gibbon]

I'm still alive people :)

Accidental gun deaths should be low, its the deliberate ones I'm worried about!

Damn hippies :D

[JohnyX]

Originally posted by Snufkin
and what exactly is an 'accidental gun death'?! :D I wonder what the statistic for intentional shootings is :rolleyes:

28,874 total gun related deaths (obtained from CDC) -1,500 accidental deaths = 27,374. Once again divided by the number of gun owners gets you It is still more dangerous to have doctors than hand guns. Why don't we have safety locks for docs?

Of course, that is accidental deaths of doctors compared to intentional deaths from guns. Somewhat skewed in favor of the doctors. Look at intentional deaths cause by doctors. Keep in mind that this number is going to be inaccurate as the not all doctors perform procedures that has the sole purpose of causing death.

Number of intentional deaths caused by doctors 1,370,000 (est*).
Number of doctors 700,000
Number of intentional deaths per doctor 1.9571!
Number of intentional gun deaths per owner 0.000342175

Thats over 5719 times a doctor is more likely to kill someone than a gun owner. I think gun owners should be in every operating room. I would prefer to have mine armed,just in case.

* Doesnt take into account illegal procedures.

[gypseyman]

Originally posted by JohnyX


Number of intentional deaths per doctor 1.9571!

:eek: :eek: :eek: OOOerrr!!!

Forget James Bond - that's like a license to kill... :cool:

Got a mate who's a doctor. Won't be able to look at him in the same way again... knowing he's after my kidneys!!! :rolleyes:

:D

[MrP]

Originally posted by gypseyman
Typical... they can't commit wholeheartedly to anything... :eek: (runs and hides from Liz, behind the sofa with MrP...) So long as it's the important 60%, like the middle bit... :D
:xsofa: [/B]

dream on boyo

this is my sofa, and mine alone :p now go find your own :xmad2:

toodles :xsofa:

[gypseyman]

Ack... but... LIZzzz!!! :xsm:

:(