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[MikeBjerum]

The battle is on.  Is never goes away, but at least here in Minnesota it has heated up again.

We need to be ever vigilant and to respond accordingly.  I stole this from Yamil R. Sued, and he shared it from I love Guns.  It is common knowledge, it is accurate, and it gives references.  Keep this information available, verify it, and update it.

We must never sit quietly in areas we value!

[BBJohnnyT]

Over 1/2 million from tobacco use, but that's not even the top of the list.  There is the progressive disgrace of 1.2 million unborn murders every year.

11.5 thousand versus 1.2 million.  Hypocritical and shameful.

[Ichiban]

Not to quibble, but......

The "non-firearms homicide" is actually the TOTAL number of homicides.

From the CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_03.pdf

Assault (homicide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,799 
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms . . . . . 11,493 
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and
their sequelae . . . . . . . . . .  5,306

As well as

Firearm—In 2009, 31,347 persons died from firearm injuries in
the United States (Tables 18 and 19), accounting for 17.7% of all injury
deaths that year. The two major component causes of all firearm injury
deaths in 2009 were suicide (59.8%) and homicide (36.7%). Firearm
injuries (all intents) decreased 1.9% from 2008 to 2009. The age adjusted death rate for firearm suicide did not change from 2008,
whereas the death rate for firearm homicide decreased 5.0% in 2009
from 2008.

Intentional self–harm (suicide). . . . . . . . . . . . 36,909
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms. . . 18,735
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means
and their sequelae . . . . . . . . . . 18,174

Nontransport accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78,990
Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24,792
Accidental discharge of firearms. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  554
Accidental drowning and submersion . . . . . . . . . . . 3,517
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames . . . . . . 2,756
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious
substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31,758

[Rastus]

Over 1/2 million from tobacco use, but that's not even the top of the list.  There is the progressive disgrace of 1.2 million unborn murders every year.

11.5 thousand versus 1.2 million.  Hypocritical and shameful.

Most true.

Most sad.