Report: Guns will probably kill more young Americans than car accidents in 2015

[Agschmid]

Young Americans are more likely to die from guns than car accidents for the first time in decades.

The Economist charted the forecast for 2015 and beyond, based on an analysis of federal data by the Center for American Progress:

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What's behind this change? It's not that gun violence is getting worse. The number of deaths from car accidents is on the decline, thanks in some part to fewer drunk driving deaths. Deaths from gun violence also dropped, along with all violent crime, since the early 1990s. But gun-related deaths have failed to drop significantly further in recent years, held up by homicides, suicides, and accidents.

Gun-related deaths are much higher in the US than other countries. The Center for American Progress reported, "American children and teenagers are 4 times more likely to die by gunfire than their counterparts in Canada, 7 times more likely than young people in Israel, and 65 times more likely to be killed with a gun than children and teenagers in the United Kingdom."

Source.

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There are now 14 states in which you are more likely to die from a gun than an automobile accident...

A report out on Tuesday from the Violence Policy Center confirms yet again the lunacy of America’s loose gun policies.

The report contains the striking finding that gun deaths exceeded motor vehicle deaths in 14 states and the District of Columbia in 2011, the latest year for which the relevant data are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s up from 12 states in 2010 and 9 states in 2009.

The 2011 states are Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Washington State, as well as the District of Columbia.

In Alaska, for example, there were 126 gun deaths and 87 motor vehicle deaths. The numbers in Ohio were 1,227 gun deaths and 1,178 motor vehicle deaths.

Nationwide, the number of motor vehicle deaths still exceeded gun deaths: 35,543 to 32,351. But consider that in 2009 the spread was much larger – 42,624 motor vehicles deaths nationwide and 28,874 gun deaths.

Source.

[onehandle]

1. Another 3x5 card argument from the NRA playbook goes out the window.

Time to require insurance for gun nuts. Each gun insured and inspected annually.

[Agschmid]

2. Yup.

Because auto makers are actually doing things about safety that WORK, gun makers AREN'T.

[cleanhippie]

3. Interesting. The NSC says otherwise.

Motor Vehicle aciidents :1 - 112

Assault by firearm: 1 - 358

MedHealth also says otherwise.

http://www.medhelp.org/general-health/articles/The-25-Most-Common-Causes-of-Death/193?page=3


It's always interesting when the actual facts are examined, instead of using sources that cherry-pick data to support an agenda.

[Agschmid]

4. Yes "cherry picked"...

Such as separating self harm and gun violence into their own categories.

But ask yourself this how many suicides are committed with guns...

Then I think you'll have your answer.

[Lizzie Poppet]

7. That separation makes perfect sense.

The causal factors behind suicide and murder could hardly be more different. If one's goal is to reduce rates of each, they have to be considered separately.

[Agschmid]

8. The link also seperates out accidental firearms...

All these (most suicides) have a gun in common?

[Lizzie Poppet]

10. Sure. Accidents are obviously very different in terms of cause, as well.

Accidental death by firearm used to be much, much higher. Part of that drop is due to the increasing prevalence of more-modern, safer designs. But progress can still be made in gun safety education. That used to be a big part of what the NRA did. That organization still conducts such training...but I wish it were still one of their main focuses (rather than reflexive opposition to all proposed gun regulations).

[cleanhippie]

14. Yes, cherry picked. And by a partisan source with an agenda

And nice try moving the goalposts.

Which tells me all I need to know about YOUR agenda.

[Agschmid]

15. Yeah I think my agenda is pretty clear.

But I don't know what your talking about when it comes to moving the goal posts.

This is pretty easy to understand based on CDC provided data.

[Gormy Cuss]

11. The estimation in the OP is for young adults only

and the graphic you posted is lifetime odds. Apples, meet oranges.

[Agschmid]

12. Also the new graph seperates gun incidents into three categories...

Shall we do the same with cars?

What a non argument.

[Gormy Cuss]

13. There's a lot wrong with the comparison

not the least of which is that the estimations are from different data inputs.

[Agschmid]

16. Yup.

[ileus]

5. guns are so mean....why won't they stop killing.

[Agschmid]

6. They sure create an efficient method to kill.

[world wide wally]

9. Just doing their jobs

[Logical]

17. You really are not helping your side. Wow are you a jerk at times. Nt

[ileus]

18. I was just agreeing with the OP.

[ellisonz]

19. For some reason, the Admins keep him around.