PHYSICIANS:
The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000.
The number of accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
(statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
GUNS:
The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000.
Accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) are 1,500.
The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.000188.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
Remember: "Guns don't kill people, doctors do!"
**FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!