tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828606489000658139.post7905886031752644963..comments2022-03-31T17:15:06.984+10:00Comments on Ranting Panda: Gun Control and the Second AmendmentRantingPanda.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361776637245585328noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828606489000658139.post-77131482166227991612013-01-11T07:44:03.191+10:002013-01-11T07:44:03.191+10:00in Australia, gun deaths as a percentage of the mo...in Australia, gun deaths as a percentage of the motor vehicle deaths is just above 17%, and Australia has strict gun control laws.<br /><br />In the USA, gun deaths as a percentage of the motor vehicle deaths is 14.5%. <br /><br />I guess gun related stories sell more newspapers, and achieve higher TV ratings, than do motor vehicle accidents. Motor vehicle accidents do not have the same 'shock' or 'horror' value that gun incidence have.<br /><br />This is not an advocacy for or against gun control. <br /><br />I just find it interesting that we (as a society) are more concerned about guns, then we are about cars, when there is a higher probability that you will die in a motor vehicle accident than being shot.<br /><br />just a thoughtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com