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. *********