Only 88 people died from mass shootings this past year. Yet with all the media hype you would think the number was much higher. Lets look at the leading causes of death in America...
According to the analysis, heart disease (#1) and cancer (#2) remained the top killers and accounted for more than half of the nation's deaths in 2010.
Heart disease: 597,689
Cancer: 574,743
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 138,080
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129,476
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 120,859
Alzheimer's disease: 83,494
Diabetes: 69,071
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,476
Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,097
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364
(2011 numbers)
FASTSTATS - Leading Causes of Death
Gun deaths average in the 10,000 a year range. But what youre not told, is over half of those are suicide. The majority that arent suicide are gangsters shooting gangsters, or "crimes of passion." Most people know their murderers. People are letting the media hype them up...
The truth is youre much more likely to die from the flu, or from an allergic reaction then die from a mass shooting.
According to the analysis, heart disease (#1) and cancer (#2) remained the top killers and accounted for more than half of the nation's deaths in 2010.
Heart disease: 597,689
Cancer: 574,743
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 138,080
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129,476
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 120,859
Alzheimer's disease: 83,494
Diabetes: 69,071
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,476
Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,097
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364
(2011 numbers)
FASTSTATS - Leading Causes of Death
Gun deaths average in the 10,000 a year range. But what youre not told, is over half of those are suicide. The majority that arent suicide are gangsters shooting gangsters, or "crimes of passion." Most people know their murderers. People are letting the media hype them up...
The truth is youre much more likely to die from the flu, or from an allergic reaction then die from a mass shooting.