Gun-related and car-related deaths are higher in the US than elsewhere. Is that something in which Americans should take great pride? Why?

jDon't hold your breath pearl! Thank you for your answer and Happy Sunday!  :)

I know they embarrass me Durdle but many folks here  feel no embarrassment or shame. Go figger! Thank you for your reply and Happy Sunday! :)

Sweetie no one drives on the left in the States. The movies I see about the Brits shows no one drives on the right. Who set that up, why and when I haven't a clue. Do you? I think I'm gonna ask that question. As for your comment on guns I don't get it either but it is not one of those topics once can safely discuss at length with those in America who disagree. Know what I mean? Thank you for your reply NJ and Happy Sunday m'dearie dear! :)

I was trying my hardest to pull your leg Rosie......it's not that easy either with me living across the pond ....lol

Apologies honey. Remember me? The gal who doesn't know when she is being teased? Maybe you can give me a hint next time. It's embarrassing as heck but it's me! AARRGGHH! Happy Monday to thee NJ! :) ((hugs))

how many kids are killed each year out there for playing with unattended firearms ?

 

Actually ... fewer than are killed by accidental drowning.
According to the CDC ... 3000 people died from accidental drowning in 2014 (not including boating related).
Only 1000 people died from firearm accidents.
(Both numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.)

But I guess the "shock value" of someone drowning in a bathtub doesn't compare with someone getting shot - so you seldom hear about it on the news.

This post was edited by Walt O'Reagun at April 3, 2017 5:11 PM MDT

How many accidental deaths do you think there would be if no one had guns as play things .

In England some years ago all hand guns became illegal.....and had to be handed in to our police......you can bet your life that all the really rare and expensive guns ended up in police pockets and were then kept or resold abroad..

thanks for the info.....

You went to a lot of trouble to justify guns. The question was simple. All I asked was are you proud of that stat? My question compares the US in two areas with the rest of the world. You answered a question I did not ask. You used a diversionary tactic to AVOID answering the question I asked. Thank you for your reply and Happy Monday.

I did not "justify" guns.

I pointed out the fact that gun-related deaths are a small fraction of American deaths every year.
Far fewer than even something like accidental drowning.
That was for the people who mistakenly believe that guns are a major cause of death, just because those deaths get all the hype of TV.

I am neither proud nor ashamed of it ... it is what it is.

Looks like, if you really want to "fight" something that would end a lot of unnecessary death in the US ... make people exercise more (brain and body), and cut down on their sugar intake.  Maybe stop using so many chemicals in our food. 

Stop eating mcDonald's as flies won't land on it and it never rots......don't eat any GM food stuffs....now I'm told in America you don't have to let people know produce is GM foods......

True. You know why? Because it will cost so much to put that on the labels PLUS WHICH savvy folks stay away from GMO's so sales will collapse. I personally like to know what I'm putting in my body but a lot of folks don't give a rat's a**  if it means it will cost money! SIGH :(

I agree.
People make fun of NY for outlawing "super sized" sodas ... but diabetes is a larger killer than firearms.

I always say ... look at the pictures of people in the early 1900s.  They ate larger portions than today, yet most of them are thinner than the average American today.  It was due to all the exercise they got every day, just from doing their normal things.  Technology is great - but it has contributed to our health problems, as well.

It's outrageous how much the price of sugared water costs and how it's allowed to have prime time advertising ....to sustain sales it's even sold in the poorest contries as making more is vastly more important than people's health....
its true what you say...... Governments should step in and ban sales of all harmful food and drinks....not alcohol though....hic Hic 

they never ver will though as the powers that be love milking the cash cows for all they are worth....l.most likely they all have shares in said firms 

Yep ... I always laugh when government say they have to raise taxes on cigarettes to help pay for the health care of people, caused by smoking.  Why not just outlaw "cancer sticks"?  Because it would be too simple, and you know those taxes don't go to health care.

Tax on tobacco products in England is 12 billion pounds ....treating smoking related illnesses is a fraction of that.....its  not in governments interest to ban smoking..