dishman
09-28-2010, 07:09 PM
a friend sent this to me,cant vouch for the validity of the info,the ratio of deaths per year by doctors seems absurdly high to me.
funny either way.
Doctors vs. Gun Owners
>
>Doctors
>(A) The
>number of physicians in the U.S. Is
>700,000.
>
>(B) Accidental
>deaths caused by Physicians per year are
>120,000.
>
>(C) Accidental
>deaths per physician is
>0.171.
>
>Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>Guns
>(A) The
>number of gun owners in the U.S. Is
>
>80,000,000
>(Yes, that's
>80 million)
>
>(B) The
>number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is
>1,500.
>
>(C) The
>number of accidental deaths per gun owner is
>.000188.
>Statistics courtesy
>of FBI
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>So, statistically,
> doctors are approximately
>9,000 times more
> dangerous than gun owners.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>Remember, 'Guns
>don't kill people, doctors do.'
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>FACT: NOT
>EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT
>
>Almost everyone
>has at least one doctor.
>
>This means
>you are over 900 times more likely to be killed by a doctor as by a gun owner!!!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>Please alert
>your friends to this
>Alarming threat.
>
>We must ban
>doctors
>Before this
>gets completely out of hand!!!!!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>Out of concern
>for the public at large, I withheld the statistics on
>
>Lawyers
>
>For fear
>the shock would cause
>People to
>panic and seek medical attention!
>
funny either way.
Doctors vs. Gun Owners
>
>Doctors
>(A) The
>number of physicians in the U.S. Is
>700,000.
>
>(B) Accidental
>deaths caused by Physicians per year are
>120,000.
>
>(C) Accidental
>deaths per physician is
>0.171.
>
>Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>Guns
>(A) The
>number of gun owners in the U.S. Is
>
>80,000,000
>(Yes, that's
>80 million)
>
>(B) The
>number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is
>1,500.
>
>(C) The
>number of accidental deaths per gun owner is
>.000188.
>Statistics courtesy
>of FBI
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>So, statistically,
> doctors are approximately
>9,000 times more
> dangerous than gun owners.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>Remember, 'Guns
>don't kill people, doctors do.'
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>FACT: NOT
>EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT
>
>Almost everyone
>has at least one doctor.
>
>This means
>you are over 900 times more likely to be killed by a doctor as by a gun owner!!!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>Please alert
>your friends to this
>Alarming threat.
>
>We must ban
>doctors
>Before this
>gets completely out of hand!!!!!
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
>Out of concern
>for the public at large, I withheld the statistics on
>
>Lawyers
>
>For fear
>the shock would cause
>People to
>panic and seek medical attention!
>