Just a thought!

  • scottsteil
    Central MN
    Posts: 3817
    December 7, 2005 at 3:16 pm #1248181

    If you consider that there have been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq Theater of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2112 deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000. The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000. That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in our Nation’s Capital, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq.

    Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of Washington D.C.

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    December 7, 2005 at 3:32 pm #401960

    You did graduate from Rocori high school! Math seems to be off a bit! Or the number of troops is a little low. One or the other!!!

    I get the point though very interesting!!!

    eyejacker
    Hudson, Wisconsin
    Posts: 1890
    December 7, 2005 at 4:13 pm #401972

    Quote:

    Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of Washington D.C.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    December 7, 2005 at 4:16 pm #401973

    Quote:

    the Nation’s Capital, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation….

    Perfect example why gun control takes away guns from honest, law abiding citizens and arms criminals.

    -J.

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    December 7, 2005 at 4:47 pm #401977

    Math is right on a monthly basis.

    moderator 69
    Tofte, MN
    Posts: 11
    December 7, 2005 at 6:34 pm #402000

    Rocori? That sounds like Mpls Souff!

    matt_grow
    Albertville MN
    Posts: 2019
    December 7, 2005 at 8:18 pm #402016

    FACT: Every two years more Americans die from firearm injuries than the total number of American soldiers killed during the 8-year Vietnam War. In 1999, the total number of people killed by guns in the United States was 28,874,a 6% decrease from 1998 figures.

    – Based on data from CDC National Center for Health Statistics report “Deaths: Final Data for 1999.” Vol. 49, No. 8

    scottsteil
    Central MN
    Posts: 3817
    December 7, 2005 at 9:14 pm #402028

    I knew someone would figure it out (John23) You have to forgive Cal..he went to the same High School I did

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