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To: tejek who wrote (142378)	2/5/2002 1:02:29 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578916

Firearms are used in more suicides than homicides. In 1998, 57% of all gun deaths were suicides, and 39% were homicides. When we were comparing other countries your position was that suicides were not relevant. Have you changed your mind? Gun related deaths are the second leading cause of injury death in the United States. Deaths and Death Rates from Accidents, by Type: 1980–1996 Rate per 100,000 population Motor vehicle accidents Traffic 16.0 Nontraffic 0.4 Total 16.5 (doesn't add perfectly do to rounding) Accidental falls 5.6 Drugs and medicines 3.2 Fires and flames 1.4 Accidental drowning 1.3 Inhalation and ingestion of objects 1.2 Complications due to medical procedures 1.1 Air and space transport accidents 0.4 Firearms, unspecified and other 0.4 (Its unclear if this is firearms and all other things, or just all non handguns) Handguns 0.1 (unclear if this is in addition to the .4 for other firearms or is broken out from the .4 for other firearms) Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2000. infoplease.com Tim