by AWR Hawkins6 Jan 2013
According to the federal government, the number of people killed in automobile-related deaths annually is approximately three times higher than the number of people killed by all gun-related deaths combined -- handgun, shotgun, and rifle.
According to the FBI, the total number of gun deaths for 2005 was 10,158, for 2006 it was 10,225, and for 2007 it was 10,129. These numbers fluctuate a little, dropping from time to time. For example, in 2010 the total number of gun related deaths was 8,775 and in 2011 it was 8,583.
For example, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the total number of deaths related to automobiles in 2009 was 34,485. In other words, more people died via automobiles in 2009 alone than died in gun-related deaths for the years 2005, 2006, and 2007 combined.
Moreover, according to the CDC, more people died from falls in 2009 alone than died in gun-related deaths for the years 2009, 2010, and most of 2011 combined. (Total number of deaths via falls in 2009 was 24,792.)
This is about equal to garbage. I think your underlined part is just simply false.
It compares FBI numbers to CDC numbers. They don't measure the same things.
It compares gun deaths for some years to automobile deaths for other years. Pick your years and you can get lots of different answers.
I'm curious as to whether the FBI figures are just for when a crime was committed. I've done a little searching but didn't find the answer. They don't compare closely with other sources. I doubt they include suicides, or accidents. Both a large proportion of gun deaths.
Why not compare murder rates where a gun is used to where a car is used. Guns come out a lot worse.
