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Gun Control & RKBA

petronius

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14. Here's a fact sheet that discusses the differences:

Reply to branford (Reply #10)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 01:13 PM

Nov 2015

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ntmh.pdf

Two big ones are that the CDC data has a wider coverage (it draws from state vital registrars and is mandatory, rather than voluntary reporting by police departments) and the CDC data includes negligent homicides (the UCR counts deliberate and non-negligent homicides).

Overall, I think the CDC data is a more complete picture of 'people killed by other people' if that's the desired data - the UCR has a slightly different purpose...

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Gun Violence In US: Amid Terrorism Worries, More Americans Fear Being Victim Of Firearms, Poll Finds [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

Americans Fear Being Victims of Predatory Criminals OakCliffDem Nov 2015 #1

+ 1,000 NT pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #9

Logically, EVERYONE should have LESS fear of terrorism. Wilms Nov 2015 #2

Wherre in the world do you come up with 11,000? The total murdered in the US was 11,961. Big_Mike Nov 2015 #7

I got the 11,000 figure from the CDC. Wilms Nov 2015 #8

Very interesting. branford Nov 2015 #10

Here's a fact sheet that discusses the differences: petronius Nov 2015 #14

The google must be working good for you today Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #3

The only thing I fear is retirement.... ileus Nov 2015 #4

Same here. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #13

I don't worry about being shot by a firearm because I know how low the chance is. You have a much Waldorf Nov 2015 #5

Ain't it the truth. Austin's traffic get's worse by the week. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #6

Stay out of the Walmart parking lot then. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #12

I worry about the idiot texting next to me JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #11