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From: Steven Ertelt Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:37 AM To: conservativeinfo@topica.com Subject: 1,700 percent wrong ------- Subscribe to the Conservative Information email list at http://www.topica.com/lists/conservativeinfo or send a blank email to conservativeinfo-subscribe@topica.com ------- 1,700 percent wrong At a U.N. conference on the international firearms trade last month, Mary Leigh Blek of the Million Mom March said: "The gun lobby has been talking for 40 minutes. During that time, 40 people have died from the use of small arms and light weapons in this country." Not so, according to the Statistical Assessment Service. "One death per minute would result in a whopping 525,600 deaths per year. The actual number of deaths from firearm injuries ... in 1998 was 30,708. Ms. Blek's figure is off by about 1,700 percent." ------- The ConservativeInfo email list is a news/information list for conservatives and libertarians moderated by Steven Ertelt. ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84yHp.a9ugPn Or send an email To: conservativeinfo-unsubscribe@topica.com This email was sent to: fredh@clickaction.com T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ |
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