The price for your freedom

Is there any number of children's lives that would be too big of a price to pay for the right to hunt game with assault rifles, or is that right worth any number of lost children?

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I didn't call for a gun control measure. I asked how many children's lives are worth the right to hunt game with assault rifles. That's asking for a number, not calling for gun control.

BTW, I like the conservatives solution to mass killing rampages:

Conservatives solution to mass killing rampages
 
We need to outsource our progressives to a country with no wealth, no guns and no carbon footprint
 
Is there any number of children's lives that would be too big of a price to pay for the right to hunt game with assault rifles, or is that right worth any number of lost children?


You're asking the wrong question, if for no other reason that you've advanced a false comparison: hunting game with an "assault" rifle does not equal hunting children with anything. You might as well ask how many people we can allow to choke to death because of the number of golf clubs in the closet.

A better question would be this: Can we make life perfectly safe, free from any threat? And, would we want do? Should we?
 
The interesting thing about this board is a troll such as 'OohPooPahDoo' - who is demonstrably without honesty, character, self-respect or intelligence - will be back again posting in short order and pretend his beatdown never even happened.
 
Is there any number of children's lives that would be too big of a price to pay for the right to hunt game with assault rifles, or is that right worth any number of lost children?

Did you know if you get board hunting with an assault rifle, and you see a small animal. If you shoot them they pretty much vaporize. Lol
 
How many men, women, and CHILDREN must die for black people's freedom? Based on the numbers, it's clear that both black people AND white people were safer when blacks were slaves. It's obviously time we return to slavery in the interest of protecting people. I call dibs on OohPooPahDoo! I'd love to put him to work (for the first time in his life :) )

  • African Americans make up 13.6 percent of the U.S. population according to census data, but black men reportedly make up 40.2 percent of all prison inmates.

  • Although crime rates have dipped in recent years, the number of African American men who are incarcerated has surged

Michelle Alexander: More Black Men Are In Prison Today Than Were Enslaved In 1850
 
Noticed that not one of the hillbillies in this thread has actually answered.
 
Type of Accident or Manner of Injury


Total Deaths in 2000


One Year Odds [1 in #]


Lifetime Odds [1 in #]







Pedestrian


5,870


46,901


610

Pedalcyclist


740


372,035


4,838

Motorcycle rider


2,765


99,568


1,295

Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle


23


11,969,826


155,654

Car occupant


14,813


18,585


242

Occupant of pick-up truck or van


3,268


84,243


1,095

Occupant of heavy transport vehicle


369


746,087


9,702

Bus occupant


20


13,765,300


179,003

Animal rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle


97


2,838,206


36,908

Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle


30


9,176,867


119,335

Occupant of streetcar


1


275,306,000


3,580,052

Other and unspecified land transport accidents


16,850


16,339


212

Occupant of special industrial vehicle


15


18,353,733


238,670

Occupant of special agricultural vehicle


273


1,008,447


13,114

Occupant of special construction vehicle


37


7,440,703


96,758

Occupant of all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle


717


383,969


4,993

Other and unspecified person


15,808


17,416


226

Water transport accidents


630


436,994


5,683

Drowning


466


590,785


7,683

Other and unspecified injuries


164


1,678,695


21,830

Air and space transport accidents


777


354,319


4,608

Other and unspecified transport accidents and sequelae


496


555,052


7,218

Other specified transport accidents


2


137,653,000


1,790,026

Unspecified transport accident


4


68,826,500


895,013

Transport Accidents


46,749


5,889


77

Falls


13,322


20,666


269

Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling


565


487,267


6,336

Other fall on same level


1,885


146,051


1,899

Fall involving bed, chair, other furniture


650


423,548


5,508

Fall on and from stairs and steps


1,307


210,640


2,739

Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding


412


668,218


8,689

Fall from out of or through building or structure


506


544,083


7,075

Other fall from one level to another


687


400,737


5,211

Other and unspecified fall


7,310


37,662


490

Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces


2,768


99,460


1,293

Struck by or striking against object


877


313,918


4,082

Caught between objects


84


3,277,452


42,620

Contact with machinery


676


407,257


5,296

Contact with sharp objects


80


3,441,325


44,751

Firearms discharge


776


354,776


4,613

Explosion and rupture of pressurized devices


30


9,176,867


119,335

Fireworks discharge


5


55,061,200


716,010

Explosion of other materials


167


1,648,539


21,437

Foreign body entering through skin or natural orifice


36


7,647,389


99,446

Other and unspecified inanimate mechanical forces


37


7,440,703


96,758

Exposure to animate mechanical forces


204


1,349,539


17,549

Struck by or against another person


61


4,513,213


58,689

Bitten or struck by dog


26


10,588,692


137,694

Bitten or struck by other mammals


65


4,235,477


55,078

Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other arthropods


9


30,589,556


397,784

Bitten or crushed by other reptiles


31


8,880,839


115,486

Other and unspecified animate mechanical forces


12


22,942,167


298,338

Accidental drowning and submersion


3,482


79,065


1,028

Drowning and submersion while in or falling into bath-tub


341


807,349


10,499

Drowning and submersion while in or falling into swimming-pool


567


485,549


6,314

Drowning and submersion while in or falling into natural water


1,135


242,560


3,154

Other and unspecified drowning and submersion


1,439


191,318


2,488

Other accidental threats to breathing


5,648


48,744


634

Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed


327


841,914


10,948

Other accidental hanging and strangulation falling earth and other substances


333


826,745


10,751

Threat to breathing due to cave-in


64


4,301,656


55,938

Inhalation of gastric contents


382


720,696


9,372

Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract


744


370,035


4,812

Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract


3,187


86,384


1,123

Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment


15


18,353,733


238,670

Other and unspecified threats to breathing


596


461,923


6,007

Exposure to electric current, radiation, temperature, and pressure


419


657,055


8,544

Electric transmission lines


99


2,780,869


36,162

Other and unspecified electric current


296


930,088


12,095

Radiation


0


---


---

Excessive heat or cold of man-made origin


12


22,942,167


298,338

High and low air pressure and changes in air pressure


12


22,942,167


298,338

Other and unspecified man-made environmental factors


0


---


---

Exposure to smoke, fire and flames


3,377


81,524


1,060

Uncontrolled fire in building or structure


2,776


99,174


1,290

Uncontrolled fire not in building or structure


68


4,048,618


52,648

Controlled fire in building or structure


50


5,506,120


71,601

Controlled fire not in building or structure


29


9,493,310


123,450

Ignition of highly flammable material


65


4,235,477


55,078

Ignition or melting of nightwear


9


30,589,556


397,784

Ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel


116


2,373,328


30,863

Other and unspecified smoke fire and flames


264


1,042,826


13,561

Contact with heat and hot substances


110


2,502,782


32,546

Contact with hot tap-water


55


5,005,564


65,092

Other and unspecified heat and hot substances


55


5,005,564


65,092

Contact with venomous animals and plants


80


3,441,325


44,751

Contact with venomous snakes and lizards


12


22,942,167


298,338

Contact with venomous spiders


5


55,061,200


716,010

Contact with hornets, wasps and bees


54


5,098,259


66,297

Contact with other and unspecified venomous animal or plant


9


30,589,556


397,784

Exposure to forces of nature


1,223


225,107


2,927

Exposure to excessive natural heat


301


914,638


11,894

Exposure to excessive natural cold


742


371,032


4,825

Lightning


50


5,506,120


71,601

Earthquake and other earth movements


35


7,865,886


102,287

Cataclysmic storm


49


5,618,490


73,062

Flood


5


55,061,200


716,010

Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature


41


6,714,780


87,318

Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances


12,757


21,581


281

Nonopioid analgesics antipyretics and antirheumatics


176


1,564,239


20,341

Antiepileptic sedative-hypnotic antiparkinsonism and psychotropic drugs n.e.c.


704


391,060


5,085

Narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] n.e.c.


6,139


44,845


583

Other and unspecified drugs medicaments and biologicals


4,693


58,663


763

Alcohol


302


911,609


11,854

Gases and vapours


631


436,301


5,674

Other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances


112


2,458,089


31,965

Overexertion, travel and privation


185


1,488,141


19,352

Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors and sequelae


7,576


36,339


473

Nontransport Unintentional (Accidental) Injuries


51,151


5,382


70

Deaths Due to Unintentional (Accidental) Injuries


97,900


2,812


37







Intentional self-poisoning


4,859


56,659


737

Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation


5,688


48,401


629

Intentional self-harm by firearm


16,586


16,599


216

Other and unspecified means and sequelae


2,217


124,180


1,615

Intentional self-harm


29,350


9,380


122

Assault by firearm


10,801


25,489


331

Assault by sharp object


1,805


152,524


1,983

Other and unspecified means and sequelae


4,159


66,195


861

Assault


16,765


16,421


214

Poisoning


2,557


107,668


1,400

Hanging, strangulation, and suffocation


104


2,647,173


34,424

Drowning and submersion


231


1,191,801


15,498

Firearm discharge


230


1,196,983


15,565

Exposure to smoke, fire, and flames


76


3,622,447


47,106

Falling, jumping, or pushed from a high place


55


5,005,564


65,092

Other and unspecified means and sequelae


566


486,406


6,325

Event of undetermined intent


3,819


72,089


937

Legal intervention involving firearm discharge


270


1,019,652


13,259

Legal execution


80


3,441,325


44,751

Other and unspecified means and sequelae


9


30,589,556


397,784

Legal intervention


359




9,972

Operations of war and sequelae


16


17,206,625


223,753

Complications of medical and surgical care and sequelae


3,059


89,999


1,170







All External Causes of Mortality


151,268


1,820


24


Most Common Causes of Death Due to Injury in the US
 

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