From the INBOX: US Out of DC!
Posted by Andy on October 11th, 2007
This one should put something into perspective.
Sphere: Related ContentThere have been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,867 deaths. That gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period.
That means you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. capital than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Washington