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On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:26:31 -0800, Darren New wrote:
> 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. ;-)
Well, it would be more properly said to be "incomplete". ;-)
Jim
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