Everyone should send this beyond our usual circles and get the facts out!
Great email, thank you.
On Jul 19, 2016 8:02 PM, "mike jaye" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemen FYI.
Respectfully,
Mike Jaye
Weterly RI
Interesting *Facts* About Gun Control:
There are 30,000 gun related deaths per year by firearms. *That is not
disputed*.
(US Population *324,059,091* as of Wednesday June 2016
(* Do the math - 0.0000925% of the population die from gun related
actions each year - statically speaking it is insignificant!*)
What is never shown, though, is a breakdown of those deaths to put them in
perspective; as compared to other causes of death.
• 65% of those deaths are by suicide which would never be prevented
by gun laws
• 15% are by law enforcement in the line of duty and justified
• 17% are through criminal activity, gang and drug related or mentally
ill persons
• 3% are accidental discharge deaths
.
So technically, "gun violence" is not 30,000 annually but drops to 5,100.
Still too many? Well, first, how are those deaths spanned across the
nation?
• 480 homicides (9.4%) were in Chicago
• 344 homicides (6.7%) were in Baltimore
• 333 homicides (6.5%) were in Detroit
• 119 homicides (2.3%) were in Washington DC (a 54% increase over prior
years)
So basically, 25% of all gun crime happens in just 4 cities.
*All 4 of those cities have strict gun laws so it is not the lack of law
that is the root cause*.
This basically leaves 3,825 for the entire rest of the nation or about
75 per state.
That is an average because some States have much higher rates than others.
For example, California had 1,169. Alabama had 1.
*Now, who has the strictest gun laws by far? *
*California of course,* but understand, it is not the tool (guns) driving
this. It is a crime rate spawned by the number of criminal persons
residing in those cities and states. So if all cities and states are not
created equal, then there must be something other than the tool causing the
gun deaths.
Are 5,100 deaths per year horrific?
How about in comparison to other deaths?
All death is sad and especially so when it is in the commission of a crime
but that is the nature of crime. Robbery, death, rape, assault; all are
done by criminals to victims and thinking that criminals will obey laws is
ludicrous. That's why they are criminals.
But what of other deaths?
• 40,000+ die from a drug overdose – *THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THAT*!
· 36,000 people die per year from the flu, far exceeding the criminal
gun deaths
• 34,000 people die per year in traffic fatalities (exceeding gun
deaths even if you include suicide)
Now it gets good
• 200,000+ people die each year (and growing) from preventable medical
malpractice.
You are safer in Chicago than you are in a hospital!
• 710,000 people die per year from heart disease. Time to stop the
cheeseburgers!
So what is the point? If Obama and the anti-gun movement focused their
attention on heart disease, even a 10% decrease would save twice the lives
annually of all gun related deaths (including suicide, law enforcement,
etc.).
A 10% reduction in malpractice would be 66% of the total gun deaths or 4
times the number of criminal homicides. Simple, easily preventable 10%
reductions!
So you have to ask yourself, in the grand scheme of things, why the focus
on guns?
It's pretty simple.
Taking away guns gives *control to governments*.
This is not conspiracy theory; *this is a historical fact*.
Why is it impossible for the government to spill over into dictatorship?
Why did the Japanese not even attempt to attack California in WWII?
Because as they put it, there is a gun behind every blade of grass.
The founders of this nation knew that regardless of the form of
government, those in power may become corrupt and seek to rule as the
British did.
They too tried to disarm the populace of the colonies because it is not
difficult to understand; a disarmed populace is a controlled populace.
Thus, the second amendment was proudly and boldly included in the
Constitution.
It must be preserved at all costs.
So the next time someone tries to tell you that gun control is about
saving lives, look at these facts and remember these words from Noah
Webster
"* Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed"*;
as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe.
The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword;
because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force
superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised
in the United States.
A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but
such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will
possess the power."
*Another comment* *:*
Please note that this explanation doesn’t address anything about the
deaths being *PREVENTED* by someone having a gun in defense of their
person or property – and it is many times the number of deaths *CAUSED* by
guns. Such is the deterrent effect of gun ownership as well as the many
cases of the *immediate* *removal* of a bad person from being able to
cause injury or death to another person.
Remember: “When seconds count, the police are only minutes
away…”
*(Average police response time: 6 minutes)*
*If you even slightly agree, pass it on. *
*If you disagree then use your delete key now . (It will not change the
facts, but it will make you feel better as you drink your kool-aid.)*
This really puts things into perspective.
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