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This is just a point I made after an argument with a friend of mine who is not accepting to firearms. He is an international business person. He flies, commercial air all over the world. He has a very wealthy lifestyle and a lot of stuff (which I call "junK") Never the less, he should have reason to defend himself.
After compiling some data, I brought him the results and he was rather inclined to listen to me. Now, the final site I found, with the most general data, is not the best, but it does have rather good overall statistics.
However, I have found, and if you search further you will find out, that you have better LIFETIME odds of being killed by an armed assilant than by plane crash. And my point is made as follows.
We all farmilirize ourselves with our everyday vehiclies, cars or motorcycles or whatever. We tend to buckle up, and obey the laws of the road. This is why, for my arguement I discount the automobile transportation statistics.
However. We as humans FLY A LOT. Every time one flies, whether commercial or personal, we by the FAA get a brief on what to do in an emergency. Where the exits are, wear your seatbelt, what happens if we crash... etc.
What happens when you are the victim of an armed assailant? We recieve no training for that?...
You have more chance of dying in a motor vehicle accident (247:1 Lifetime) than dying in an encounter where the bad guy is armed with any weapon, not just a firearm. (1056:1 lifetime)
You have a better chance of dying where an assailiant has a weapon, not just a firearm (1056:1 lifetime) Than dying in an air traffic accident. (5552:1 lifetime)
So, why when we board an airplane, do we pay such attention to the safety cards and pay such good attention to the flight attendants who help us through the safety procedures when we don't even arm ourselves or even wear our seatbelts?
If you add into the statistics of being assailed by a firearm. (324:1) you are getting close to dying in a car accident.
Data from here http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm is US only and is very close to the research I have been doing. I will keep you posted.
After compiling some data, I brought him the results and he was rather inclined to listen to me. Now, the final site I found, with the most general data, is not the best, but it does have rather good overall statistics.
However, I have found, and if you search further you will find out, that you have better LIFETIME odds of being killed by an armed assilant than by plane crash. And my point is made as follows.
We all farmilirize ourselves with our everyday vehiclies, cars or motorcycles or whatever. We tend to buckle up, and obey the laws of the road. This is why, for my arguement I discount the automobile transportation statistics.
However. We as humans FLY A LOT. Every time one flies, whether commercial or personal, we by the FAA get a brief on what to do in an emergency. Where the exits are, wear your seatbelt, what happens if we crash... etc.
What happens when you are the victim of an armed assailant? We recieve no training for that?...
You have more chance of dying in a motor vehicle accident (247:1 Lifetime) than dying in an encounter where the bad guy is armed with any weapon, not just a firearm. (1056:1 lifetime)
You have a better chance of dying where an assailiant has a weapon, not just a firearm (1056:1 lifetime) Than dying in an air traffic accident. (5552:1 lifetime)
So, why when we board an airplane, do we pay such attention to the safety cards and pay such good attention to the flight attendants who help us through the safety procedures when we don't even arm ourselves or even wear our seatbelts?
If you add into the statistics of being assailed by a firearm. (324:1) you are getting close to dying in a car accident.
Data from here http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm is US only and is very close to the research I have been doing. I will keep you posted.