On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:57:57 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> But I haven't looked to see how many people are killed accidentally by
>> guns as compared to those who are intentionally killed by guns in the
>> US.
> 
> That's the wrong statistic. It should include the number of people saved
> by guns in there somewhere.

Well, I'd argue that the number of accidental homicides, the number of 
intentional homicides, and the number of lives saved would all be 
relevant statistics to include.

So not that it's the wrong statistic, but not the full set that should be 
included.

Jim

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