BLOOMBERG: American Gun Deaths to Exceed Traffic Fatalities by 2015

[doxydad]

Guns and cars have long been among the leading causes of non-medical deaths in the U.S. By 2015, firearm fatalities will probably exceed traffic fatalities for the first time, based on data compiled by Bloomberg.

While motor-vehicle deaths dropped 22 percent from 2005 to 2010, gun fatalities are rising again after a low point in 2000, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Shooting deaths in 2015 will probably rise to almost 33,000, and those related to autos will decline to about 32,000, based on the 10-year average trend.
CHART: http://www.bloomberg.com/chart/i5CvyhrLdDbg

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[cantbeserious]

1. Die By Wheel - Die By Bullet - Matters Not To The 1%

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[Turbineguy]

2. That means the NRA will have to work at

outlawing airbags soon to bring that number back up. Cars need to be more dangerous in order to make guns look safer.