John R. Lott Jr. Quotes
Since 2000, Motor Vehicle Deaths Only Really Changed Between 2007 And 2009, When Deaths Fell By More Than 20 Percent. Why The Sudden Drop? It Wasn't Because Of Any Safety Regulations Suddenly Going Into Effect In Late 2007. The Explanation Is Much More Prosaic: During The Recession And Anemic Recovery, People Drove A Lot Less. There Is A More Basic Problem With Comparing Motor Vehicle Deaths To Firearm Deaths. The Causes Of Death Are Very Different (Figure 4). In 2014, 99.4 Percent Of Car Deaths Were Accidental In Nature. By Contrast, Only 1.8 Percent Of Gun Deaths Were Accidental. A Staggering 65 Percent Of Gun Fatalities Are Suicides. Although Murders And Accidental Gun Death Rates Have Fallen, The Firearm Suicide Rate Has Risen By 14 Percent Since 2000 (Figure 5). But The Non-firearm Suicide Rate Rose By 49 Percent During The Same Period. The Motor Vehicle Suicide Rate Went Up 53 Percent.15 Something Is Causing A General Rise In Suicide.
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