Gun accidents? Guns are dangrous?

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From 1990 to 1997, there were 293,781 firearm deaths in the U.S. Yeah, guns and cars are dangerous.

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When I read your post, I thought, that can't be right. Then I remembered that the early and middle 90's were extremely violent. I believe those were the peak years for the crack epidemic and the media-generated, super-predators.

If you look at the numbers from 1981-2000, they flatten out somewhat and breakdown as follows:

Suicides 354,540
Homicides 281,904
Unintentional 27,470
Intervention by Law Enforcement 5,546
Unknown 8,602

I took the above information from an anti-handgun organization's website. Which can be found here http://www.doctorsagainsthandguninju...gun_injury.pdf

Compelling and interesting reading. For the record, I own a handgun and have owned several different types of guns since I was 18. I am a supporter of the 2nd Amendment.