Ban Doctors or Guns?

There are 700,000 physicians in the United States

According to HHS statistics, 120,000 Americans die accidentally each year from medical treatment from these physicians.

This means the accidental death rate per physician is 0.171.

Now Think About This:

There are 80,000,000 gun owners in this country.

According to FBI statistics, about 1,500 people die each year as a result of gun related accidents.

This means the accidental death rate per gun owner is .000188

So, statistically doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

Remember: “Guns don’t kill people, doctors do.”

Scary Fact: Not everyone has a gun, but almost everyone has at least one doctor.

Please take a minute to alert your friend to this truly alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand.


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