Why doesn't the media call for the heads of drunk drivers like tougher gun laws? One valuable lesson I’ll take from a statistics course here at the Center of Learning was “statistics don’t lie, but statisticians do.” Suicides accounted for 55 percent of the nation's nearly 31,000 firearm deaths in 2005. There was nothing unique about that year -- gun-related suicides have outnumbered firearm homicides and accidents for 20 of the last 25 years. In 2005, homicides accounted for 40 percent of gun deaths. Accidents accounted for 3 percent. The remaining 2 percent included legal killings, such as when police do the shooting, and cases that involve undetermined intent.

Now for the simple arithmetic 31,000 fireman related deaths * 40% fireman homicides + 3% accidents = 13,330

16,885 people who died in alcohol-related crashes, 14,539 (86%) were killed in crashes where at least one driver or nonoccupant had a BAC of .08 or higher.

I’m not calling for the prohibition of the 1920’s, but where is our protection from drunk drivers? Why aren’t drunk drivers treated like those who carry guns with malicious intent? Drunk drivers are not innocent. We need to quit coddling them. They need to take responsibility for their actions.

13,330<16,885
Which is the greater evil?