[WAGCEVP]

Workplace Homicides on Decline in U.S.

The federal government's latest research shows a significant decline in
the number of workplace homicides nationwide, the Associated Press
reported Sept. 18.

Workplace homicides have been on the decline since they peaked at 1,080 in
1994. Last year, there were 609 workplace homicides.

Overall, the report shows that 5,524 workers died on the job in 2002, a
decline from 5,915 in 2001. The 2001 total did not include workers killed
in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

"It's the largest year-to-year decline we've ever seen," since the bureau
began publishing such data in 1992, said Scott Richardson, program manager
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

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[TallPine]

And this just goes to show that ....


uh ....


what does it go to show, anyway... :confused:

[Jake]

That the media is full of the brown stinky stuff? The way they sensationalize alot of the shootings that do happen makes the general public believe it is a massive and widespread problem.

[Standing Wolf]

The federal government's latest research shows a significant decline in the number of workplace homicides nationwide...

Leftists weep real tears.

[C.R.Sam]

More states allowing self protection ?

Maby just coincidence....
But worth using anyway.

Sam

[Kaylee]

Workplace homicides have been on the decline since they peaked at 1,080 in 1994

Expect to see this number again in editorials near you.
What else happened in 1994? :uhoh:

[Croyance]

what does it go to show, anyway It shows a rising number of unemployed.

[sm]

Yeah Sam My thoughts too, more CCW'ers, more states allow.

Media bias, gummit meddlin' want sheeple to "consider" all these gummit meddlin's (sWoD, sWoT, PI, PII) are the reasons for 'feeling safer". Gummit gonna take , gonna take, ...

[Mark Tyson]

Crime in general's been going down. Crime depends on a lot of factors, like the number of young males in the crime age bracket and the economy.

It certainly does not depend on the availability of guns of any type, much less so-called "assault weapons". The 94 ban could not have started having an effect so soon after implemented.

Even if you could somehow prevent criminals from getting firearms, there's thousands of people killed each year with non-firearm weapons. Those figures have been going down along with firearm deaths, if I'm not mistaken. Even if all private firearms in the country could be somehow vaporized instantly, it's logical to assume that a lot of criminals would switch to non-firearm weapons. That doesn't account for the firearms that will be stolen from the government, built in basement workshops or smuggled into the country.

[Old Fuff]

Kaylee:

I see your point, and I think you may be right. The problem with the anti's position is that the ban really wasn't. Pre-1994 guns were grandfathered and remained in circulation while manufacturers added more that met the new standards. Consequently over the past decade we have had more such firearms available with no increase in crime involving them.

But facts and truth don't matter, and yes - they will try.

[TallPine]

It shows a rising number of unemployed.

Exactly my point! The "facts" can be used to prove anything you set out to prove.

Such as:
1) The 1994 Assault Weapon Ban has saved lives
2) Increasing CCW has saved lives
3) Fewer people are working
4) More people are trout fishing in Montana, so they are less stressed out and less likely to commit workplace violence.
5) What else would you like to prove ....?


:D

[TallPine]

Actually, there IS one thing that the statistic proves:

Fewer workplace violence incidents are getting more media coverage.