ANALYSIS OF AN INTERNET MYTH

When Obama appears with children remember it is a tactic many dictators use. Good folks do it too but Obama does not fall into that category. He is more like Hitler.

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The following is an analysis of an internet myth.  It turns out the myth is true but does not go far enough.  You math folks can correct the statistics.  My comments in bold and color.

THE MYTH:

FACTS TO PONDER :

(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000

(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are120,000 - (This is too low the actual deaths due to iatrogenic causes would range from 230,000 to 284,000).

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Now think about this:    Guns:
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. -
(This is probably way too low.)
(B) The number of accidental gun death per year, all age groups, is 1,500. – (Accidental deaths in 2011 was 851)
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So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
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Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'
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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!!!!!

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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.

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Not considered in the real debate is the following fact.  Dr. Gary Kleck, criminologist at Florida State University in Tallahassee and author of "Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America," a book used by many in the gun debate, 800,000-2,500,000 crimes are stopped by guns each year.

This bit of truth in the form of a humorous internet myth is too true.  Now doctors will be ordered to find out if you have a gun in your home.  DON’T TELL THEM.