Slashdot Mirror

In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year

In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics

More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.

In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year

In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics

More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.

Not taking a side but they said mass shootings, not gun related deaths. You look like a fool citing and spewing without even reading or maybe understanding their comment.

In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year

In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics

More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.

In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year

In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics

More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.

Not taking a side but they said mass shootings, not gun related deaths. You look like a fool citing and spewing without even reading or maybe understanding their comment.

In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year

In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics

More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.

All but 11,000 of those gun related deaths were from suicide, so the number of innocent victims are much closer to drunk driving than it you are presenting.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm

Many of the remaining deaths were at the hands of repeat offenders, meaning that meaningful prison reforms to lower our recidivism rate would be more effective than gun control. For example, in Illinois, from 1990-2000, 42% of homicides were at the hands of people with at least one felony conviction.
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=201308

Also, gun related deaths are down 49% since 1993, so I'm no sure why you are using that to exonerate drunk driving, but condemn firearms.
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware/

This, despite there being more firearms in the country since that time.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/150353/self-reported-gun-ownership-highest-1993.aspx

In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year

In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics

More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.

Idiot. 30,000 includes suicides. If somebody wants to kill themselves, they're welcome to do so. I'd appreciate it though if they'd lay a tarp beforehand, however.

In 2011, 31,000 people died firearm-related deaths.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_deaths_are_in_the_US_every_year

In 2010, there were 10,000 deaths due to drunk driving, and that number is falling.

http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics

More crap and bullshit from the anti-gun-control crowd.

Each year there are more deaths related to drunk driving than homicides related to firearms.
http://www.centurycouncil.org/sites/default/files/files/Saving-Lives-for-20-Years.gif
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8
If banning high cap mags is supposed to stop mass shootings, maybe banning 24-packs of beer will stop drunk driving.

A Findlaw article suggests that Falling Asleep, is much more prevalent than most people know. NHTSA estimates that as many as 100,000 accidents each year are caused by fatigued drivers, resulting in 1550 deaths, more than 40,000 injuries.

Yet this pales in comparison to distracted driving. In 2008, distracted driving accidents resulted in 6000 deaths and more than 500,000 injuries. (Not all distractions are cell phone related, but you would never learn that from the press).

That, in turn, is nothing compared to an estimated 10,839 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2009. (32% of all traffic deaths).

So I hate to see solutions like skin alcohol sensors proposed when they are so easily defeated by gloves or simply wiping ones hands. Especially when it won't detect the "one for the road" drivers, where alcohol has not yet even reached their fingertips. It trivializes the problem. I firmly believe that People who are not "OK to drive" always know it, or always suspect it. A device that guesses alcohol content simply provides an excuse for people who marginally should not drive, and provides no deterrent to those who intend to drive anyway.

Deaths by drunk driving in the US per year (rough average:) ~12,000 -- (1)
Deaths by Marijuana in the World...EVER: 0 -- (2)

Sources:
Reference 1
Reference 2