How do you feel about car culture in the US? Or the dangers of falling or getting poisoned? Because each of these claims over twice as many lives as firearm homicides.
According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics:
Cause of death Deaths per 100,000, 2015
Unintentional poisoning deaths 14.8
Motor vehicle traffic deaths 11.7
Unintentional fall deaths 10.4
Firearm homicides 4.0
Of course, these numbers should all be reduced however we can. But the high visibility of gun violence overshadows the tragic toll of many other dangers.
According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/accidental-injury.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htmOf course, these numbers should all be reduced however we can. But the high visibility of gun violence overshadows the tragic toll of many other dangers.