Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: The truth about guns and self-defense [View all]jimmy the one
(2,720 posts)beevul: Yes, every year, 99.9x percent of those who own guns do not use them to commit gun violence.
Every year 99.9x percent of guns are not used to commit gun violence.
Theres nothing contradictory to that,
Yes, what you say is contradictory to your signature line. You need to tack on 'per yer' or 'annually' so as to clarify your sig line, or you will be posting a contradiction to reality.
beevul's signature line: 99.9 percent of gun owners do not shoot or kill anyone. Focus on the .1 percent who misuse guns, and leave the rest of us who don't, and our guns, the hell alone. Member of the 99.9 percent
What your sig line contends is that of the approx 80 million gun owners, only 0.1% of them, or 80,000 gun owners, have ever shot or killed anyone. That is not true. There are likely a couple million existing gun owners in the US today, who have wounded or killed someone with a gun, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Indeed, the total number of firearm deaths & nonfatal firearm woundings & failed suicide attempts & accidental fatalities & woundings far surpasses the 80,000 gun owners as per beevul's contention:
The rates of firearms deaths in the U.S. vary significantly by race and sex. The U.S. national average was 10.2 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009. The highest rate was 28.4/100,000 for African-American males, more than quadruple the rate of 6.3/100,000 for white males. (CDC, 2009)
The number of non-fatal injuries is considerable--over 200,000 per year in the U.S. Many of these injuries require hospitalization and trauma care. http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNSTAT.html
Taking into account multiple shootings or woundings by gun owners, it's still going to be higher than 80,000 for all gun owners than beevul contends. Couple million gun owners in the US have shot or wounded someone with their firearm.