- Motor vehicle (car, van, or truck): 1-in-84
- Heart disease (before the age of 65): 1-in-438
- Cancer (before the age of 74): 1-in-600
- Stroke (before the age of 74): 1-in-734
- Motorcyle: 1-in-938
- Natural water: 1-in-2,828
- Bicycle: 1-in-4,472
- Air travel: 1-in-5,552
- Swimming pool: 1-in-6,031
- Bath tub: 1-in-9,377
- Staph infection: 1-in-16,146
- SEE BELOW
- Food-borne illness: 1-in-33,333
- Flood: 1-in-30,000
- Tornado: 1-in-60,000
- Lightning strike: 1-in-83,930
- Bus: 1-in-94,242
- Earthquake: 1-in-131,890
- Train: 1-in-139,617
- Asteroid impact: 1-in-500,000
- Tsunami: 1-in-500,000
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- Measles: 1-in-300,000,000
Of the remaining 10,000 to 18,000, somewhere between 60% and 80% (depending on the year) are one felon killing another (according to the FBI).
The number of non-felons killed (other than suicides) using a gun in the US is anywhere from 2,000 to 7,000 a year (again, highly variable year to year). About 20% of those are accidents, and 80% are murders. Of those murders approximately 80% were committed by people with felony records.
It is, and has been since 1934 federally (earlier in most states), unlawful for a felon to own or possess a firearm. Since 1994, a background check, conducted with the FBI and usually the state police of the state the gun is being sold in, has been required for all firearms purchases from a dealer to prevent felons from purchasing firearms legally.
Let me repeat: a felon cannot legally purchase, own, or possess a firearm in the united states.
Oh and only about 400 of those killed using a firearm TOTAL per year are under the age of 16 (obviously, still too many, but far lower than gun control groups would have you believe). About 40% of those are suicides (almost all between the age of 14 and 16), and most of the rest are accidental.
The number of murder victims killed using a firearm, below the age of 16, is something on the order of 100 per year. For those who did not have a serious juvenile criminal record, that number is nearly zero.
Over the course of a lifetime, the likelihood of ALL US citizens (including suicides and felons shooting each other) dieing of a gunshot wound is approximately 1-in-18,000.
Over the course of a lifetime, the likelihood of a non-felon being murdered with a gun, is about 1 in 500,000.
If you're over 34, not a felon, don't abuse drugs or alcohol; and live in an area within the bottom 80% of population density, and a median income of $40,000 or more (the major risk factors for murder); the chances you will be murdered using a firearm are statistically insignificant. Essentially zero.
Those numbers are from the CDC and FBI by the way. Not exactly pro gun propaganda.
UPDATE: Fixed raw shooting numbers to reflect current CDC data. I was working off the wrong numbers for the total shootings. The percentage of suicides is even higher than it used to be, at about 55%
