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Guns vs. Doctors A recent article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer concerning accidental deaths caused by physicians, from research of Laura Key USA. This triggered a chain of thought that resulted in the person cruising the web finding some statistics and doing a few calculations. Number of physicians in the US = 700,000 Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year = 120,000 Accidental deaths/physician = 0.171 Number of gun owners in the US = 80,000,000 Number of accidental gun deaths/year (all age groups) = 1,500 Accidental deaths/gun owner = 0.00001875 Ratio 0.171 / 0.00001875 = 9120 Therefore, Doctors are approximately 9000 times more dangerous than gun owners. *  Originally taken from the Benton County News Tribune on the 17 November, 1999.