11-19-2008, 08:08 AM
More likely to be injured by a car than a gun?
Not in Texas anyway.
Quote:
"In Texas, deaths from gun injuries outnumbered deaths from automobile accidents last year for the first time since such records were computerized in 1964, according to a new study by a research team from the Texas Department of Health.
The study, based on a review of death certificates from 1985 to 1990, showed that 3,443 people were killed by guns in Texas last year, compared to 3,309 killed by automobile accidents. Results of the study were published in the November issue of Texas Medicine, a publication of the Texas Medical Association."
This is from a New York Times article published today.
Not in Texas anyway.
Quote:
"In Texas, deaths from gun injuries outnumbered deaths from automobile accidents last year for the first time since such records were computerized in 1964, according to a new study by a research team from the Texas Department of Health.
The study, based on a review of death certificates from 1985 to 1990, showed that 3,443 people were killed by guns in Texas last year, compared to 3,309 killed by automobile accidents. Results of the study were published in the November issue of Texas Medicine, a publication of the Texas Medical Association."
This is from a New York Times article published today.