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Botany

(70,483 posts) Sun Jun 27, 2021, 03:11 PM Jun 2021

General question: Do more Americans die every day because of guns or the building complex in FL?

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General question: Do more Americans die every day because of guns or the building complex in FL? (Original Post) Botany Jun 2021 OP

... markie Jun 2021 #1

Did you try googling it???? USALiberal Jun 2021 #2

365 times the number killed in the Florida building collapse struggle4progress Jun 2021 #3

Belated congrats on your posting milestone. niyad Jun 2021 #4

Yes. A good day at DU!!! Happy posting. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #5

markie

(22,756 posts)

1. ...

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 03:16 PM

Jun 2021

"...about 109 people die from a firearm-related injury each day..."

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

2. Did you try googling it????

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 03:18 PM

Jun 2021

struggle4progress

(118,273 posts)

3. 365 times the number killed in the Florida building collapse

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 03:21 PM

Jun 2021

will be around 60K

In the US, around 659K die annually of heart disease, 600K of cancer, 173K in accidents, 157K of chronic lower respiratory diseases, 150K of stroke, 121K of Alzheimers, and 88K of diabetes

See https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm

niyad

(113,232 posts)

4. Belated congrats on your posting milestone.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 03:43 PM

Jun 2021

LakeArenal

(28,813 posts)

5. Yes. A good day at DU!!! Happy posting.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 03:51 PM

Jun 2021

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