A little info for the "Anything to keep us safe" crowd
# of traffic accident deaths in 2009: 33,963
Do you support banning motor vehicles?
# of contruction fatalities in 2009: 816
Do you support banning construction?
# of manufacturing fatalities in 2009: 304
Do you support banning of manufacturing?
# of firearms murders in US in 2009: 9146
Do you support banning of all firearms?
# of knife/cutting murders in US in 2009: 1825
Do you support banning of knives?
# of blunt object murders in the US in 2009: 611
Do you support banning of all blunt objects?
# of personal weapons (hands, feet, fists, etc) murders in US in 2009: 801
Do you support the removal of hands and feet?
# of drowning murders in US in 2009: 8
Do you support the banning of water?
# of US deaths from aviation terrorism in the US in 2009: 0
If you really want to be "safe" you should never leave home. In fact, please do so the rest of us that understand risk/reward is a part of life can move about freely.
*Figures sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics, CDC, and FBI
Last edited by breny; Nov 16, 2010 at 2:27 pm
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