[ExI] pistols

[Anton Sherwood]

Stathis:
>> [...] You’re more likely to be killed
>> if you have a gun at home than if you don’t.

Spike:
> People are more likely to die of heart failure if they take heart 
> medication than if they don’t.  This statistic should not be cited
> in urging patients to not take the meds.

I heard once that the study resulting in the factoid consisted of asking 
neighbors of the deceased whether they had a gun.  One might imagine 
that not everyone tells the truth to a nosy stranger on their doorstep.

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