Doctors v's Guns.....humor

[Kevinf2349]

Sorry if this has been posted before, but I thought it was pretty funny.

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.

Now think about this:

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.

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!

[longtooth]

I love it every time I read it.

[Zero_G]

What about us docs with guns?

[Skiprr]

Just an FYI that, as good as it sounds, the info isn't correct. We discussed it here a few months ago.

Even if not factual, there's still a grain of truth in there somewhere. And as long as our resident docs like Zero_G can laugh about it, I can always spare a chuckle.