April 24, 200917 yr The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000 Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000 Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171 Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health and HumanServices. Guns The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000 (Yes, that's 80 million) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500 The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .000188 Statistics courtesy of FBI So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
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