Reply #122: The gun death statistics conveniently ignore ONE reality [View All]

[Canuckistanian]

Drug-related deaths and suicides take up 2/3rds of gun-related crimes.

http://www.tincher.to/deaths.htm

Therefore, unless you're a 17-20 year old drug dealer or under severe mental stress, you're highly unlikely to be killed by a stranger with a gun, statistically.

Which makes the problem one of ACCESS TO GUNS, not merely a "self-defense" problem.

And here in Canada, ALL of our statistics show a MUCH lower gun death percentage. And why? because we OUTLAW ALL handguns and REQUIRE registration of all other types of firearms.

When looked at statistically, the solution should be clear.