Jim Henderson wrote:
> 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.

Sure.

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

Which would be ... wrong. ;-)

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
  "How did he die?"   "He got shot in the hand."
     "That was fatal?"
          "He was holding a live grenade at the time."

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