Hi Shirley and Sheepers, The problem with having an e-mail address is that we get spam, hoaxes, jokes, and viruses. Don't know which category that falls into, but I don't like stuff that comes to me from unknown sources. So, let's all ban e-mail! Ooops. I guess that's not such a good idea. Forget I wrote that. Sharon IBSSG, having a decent day. Haven't broken out the marbles game yet. ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobert" <bobert@i-1.net> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:10 PM Subject: [BSChat] GUNS VS DRS STATISTICS > Hi, Sheepers! Having a good day? Someone sent me this, no dates, just > numbers, no author...maybe one of Heston's friends or hisself? > Statistics really don't matter much unless one is staring you in the > face, or you are burying one! Shirley: bobert@i-1.net > > Skewed - or Screwy - Statistics? > > > which is safer? > > > Number of gun owners in the U.S.................80,000,000 > Number of accidental gun deaths per year > (all age groups)...............................................1,500 > Accidental deaths per gun owner..................0.0000188 > > > Number of physicians in the U.S.......................700,000 > Number of accidental deaths caused by physicians > per year (all age groups).................................120,000 > > Accidental deaths per physician...........................0.171 > (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) > > > Statistically, Doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than > gun owners. > > > FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but nearly everyone has at least one > doctor. > > > Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors > before this gets out of hand. > > > ********* > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the subject, CHANGE the subject. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >