FACTS TO PONDER:
> (A) The number of physicians in the U.S.
> is
> 700,000.
>
> (B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians
> per year are
> 120,000.
>
> (C) Accidental deaths per physician
> is
> 0.171.
>
> Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of
> Health Human Services.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Now think about this:
> Guns:
>
> (A) The number of gun owners in the U.S.
> is
> 80,000,000.
>
> (Yes, that's 80 million..)
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> (B) The number of accidental gun deaths
> per year, all age groups,
> is
> 1,500.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> (C) The number of accidental deaths
> per gun owner
> is
> 000188.
>
> Statistics courtesy of FBI
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> So, statistically, doctors are approximately
>
> 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN,
> BUT
> ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Please alert your friends
> to this
> alarming threat.
> We must ban doctors
> before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Out of concern for the public at large,
> I withheld the statistics on
> lawyers
> for fear the shock would cause
> people to panic and seek medical attention
>