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Default OT- Writer Mark Steyn Compares Gun(g) Ho America To "Civilized"Europe or Why Law Abiding Gun Owners Reduce Crime

Gunner quoted some canuck about burglary:

Steyn is a Canadian living in New Hampshire. His conclusion is
Americans "gun" culture or protecting yourself and others may be
more civilized than Europe.

Go ahead, burglar, make my day
By Mark Steyn
(Filed: 06/01/2004).................................


But who gives a **** about burglary when:

"Firearm Injuries
Scope of the Problem

Firearms are responsible for over 38,500 deaths per year.
Injuries resulting from firearms are estimated to be 5 fold
higher than deaths. Motor vehicle crashes, in comparison,
result in approximately 42,500 deaths per year in the US.
In 6 states firearm deaths exceed motor vehicle deaths and
by the year 2003 firearms are expected to be the leading
cause of injury death.

The epidemiological profile of firearm deaths varies by age,
sex, race, region of the country and intent.
National statistics for 1994 indicate that 52% of firearm
deaths resulted from suicide, 43% from homicide and 5% were
classified as unintentional. The majority of deaths are from
handguns rather than rifles or automatic weapons. High risk
groups for firearm homicide are young males between the ages
of 15-34 with the 15-24 year age group at highest risk. The
death rate for black males is over nine times that of white
males. Suicide death rates are higher in white males with
those over 85 years of age having the highest rates (60 per
100,000). Young males of both races between the ages of 15-24
have the second highest firearm suicide rate (18.8 per 100,000
for whites vs 17.0 per 100,000 for blacks). Unintentional firearm
deaths occur mainly in young children.
About 500 children die each year in the U.S. from "accidental"
shootings and at least 5 times as many are wounded.

US rates for firearm homicide and suicide are far higher than in
other countries. A recent CDC study indicated that American
children are 12 times more likely to die from a firearm injury
than children in other industrialized countries.

Cost of firearm injuries is estimated to be many billions of
dollars. The direct cost of medical treatment and emergency
services was $3 billion dollars in 1992. Much of this cost
is paid by the public. The total increases dramatically if
lost wages ($34 billion) and quality of life losses ($80 billion)
are tallied."

http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/ch...opic/firearms/

Joe