FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            1/1/99

             THE FIRST 12 HOURS OF 1999 IN AMERICA...
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             ( from http://www.nrawinningteam.com/ )

CAUSE OF DEATH    NUMBER OF DEATHS  BASED ON DATA FROM     
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 Tobacco              545           New Endland Journal of Medicine     
 Diet / Activity      416           New Endland Journal of Medicine 
 Alchohol-related     138           New Endland Journal of Medicine 
 Doctor's Mistakes    125           Harvard Medical Study 
 Sex-related           41           New Endland Journal of Medicine 
 Suicide               38           Statistical Abstracts of the US 
 Vehicle-related       34           New Endland Journal of Medicine 
 Drug-related          27           New Endland Journal of Medicine 
 Gun Violence          21           FBI Uniform Crime Report 



                    AND IN THAT SAME 12 HOURS...
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REASON CRIME WAS AVERTED  # OF CRIMES AVERTED  BASED ON DATA FROM 
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Firearm owned by                  3475         Independant Research by
Law-abiding citizen                            Criminologist Gary Kleck


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