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In reply to the discussion: Transcript from my show, how to move the needle on Gun Control [View all]farminator3000
(2,117 posts)i have better things to do than waste time looking up crap to dispute something which is meaningless.
so YES deaths have gone down- this is what civilized societies do- work to lessen SENSELESS DEATHS
gun deaths and car deaths are going down since the 1990s, of course. like i SHOWED you, this is because of better EMT care and medical reasons, also drunk driving laws AND gun safety laws that WORK.
you're "idea" that it is all because of more guns is PREPOSTEROUS and SELFISH.
also PROPAGANDA that maybe you are being fed, and don't even realize, so i don't blame you.
does that part in BOLD look anywhere near your magical 50%???
18.8 people EVERY DAY. getting shot. i'd think you'd be a little more mature, don't you have kids?
http://www.azfgs.com/the-facts/deaths.aspx
Deaths
Arizonas gun violence death rate is among the highest in the nation. Arizona ranked 10th out of the 50 states in its rate of violence-related gun deaths in 2003. (Violence refers to suicides, homicides, and legal intervention.) Arizonas violence-related gun death rate of 14.7 per 100,000 was considerably higher than the national rate of 9.9 per 100,000.
A total of 8,815 Arizona residents died from the misuse of guns in the last decade (1995-2004). Fifty-seven percent of these deaths were the result of suicide; 37% were the result of homicide; 3% were the result of accidents; 2% were the result of legal intervention; and 1% were from an undetermined cause.
Although generally decreasing over the decade, gun-related deaths jumped 4% in 2004. These deaths increased from 834 in 2003 to 873 in 2004 -- but overall gun-related deaths decreased from an all-time high of 1,010 in 1995.
Well over half of all homicides and suicides are committed with a gun. In 2004, 68% of all homicides and 59% of all suicides were committed with a gun.
Minority groups are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. African Americans had the highest gun-related death rate (24.9 per 100,000) and the highest gun-related homicide rate (18.8 per 100,000) among racial/ethnic groups in 2004. Latinos had the second highest gun-related death rate (17.3 per 100,000) and the second highest gun-related homicide rate (11.1 per 100,000). In contrast, whites had a lower gun-related death rate (14.1 per 100,000) but a gun-related suicide rate twice that of minorities (10.6 per 100,000).
More than 5 times the number of Arizona residents died from gun violence (873) than from HIV/AIDS (156) in 2004.