07-24-2015, 03:12 PM
(07-24-2015, 12:38 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Obama also noted that while less than 100 Americans have been killed by terrorism since 9/11, tens of thousands of Americans have been killed from gun violence.
I honestly don't know where the president is getting his figures.
According to the CDC (in 2013), the Assault/Homicide body count was 11,208, by firearms.
That doesn't equate to "tens of thousands" of deaths by gun violence, to me.
However, the suicide rate, by firearms (again in 2013) was 21,175 and another 19,974 was by "other" means.
It is clear, that the suicide death rate is almost 4 times greater than the Assault/Homicide rate, by firearms.
Motor vehicle accidents accounted for 35,369 (over three times the rate of gun violence) deaths and falls accounted for 30,208 (almost three times the rate of gun violence).
Let's outlaw gravity and the modern convenience of transportation.
And maybe . . . get focused on comprehensive mental health care . . . like the ACA.
As we know the ACA IS constitutional, it should be a breeze to pass.