U S & NZ Gun Deaths Compared:

America is often used by the Gun Grabbers as an example of failed gun control .. U S Deaths compared:

Now if you are surprised about U S firearms death numbers approaching motor vehicle fatalities .. you need to note that 60% of gun deaths are SUICIDE - typically by white males with physical health issues - this strongly indicates to me the failings of the US health system in addressing ill health.

The U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that opioids were involved in more than 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017.

Both Opioids & motor vehicles each kill more U S residents annually than guns.

Now while each death is undoubtedly tragic .. please measure the significance of each of these roughly 40,000 annual losses against the yearly total of 60 Million DEATHS worldwide. 

New Zealand's records average 10 firearms homicides per year, but last year's ROAD DEATHS are 352 - while we average about 125 DROWNINGS every year.

- There were 23 'on farm' deaths of agricultural workers recorded for NZ in the last year.

So our career politicians decided they had to do something about GUNS ..

Time to act now.

Marty K.