Re: CA AMMO TAX DEFEATED

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From: Jason O'Rourke
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:24

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Flagwaver  <glock1@cox.net> wrote:
>According to the Centers  for Disease Control at
>
>http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/releases/01news/sports.htm
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>there are 2.6 million emergency room cases per year at a cost of $500 
>million from sports related injuries. 900,000 of these cases are cycling 
>and basketball injuries.  According to the CDC: 
>
>"Sports-related injuries are more likely than other injuries to be to 
>the brain or skull and upper and lower extremities; more likely to be a 
>fracture, strain or sprain; and more likely to have diagnostic and 
>therapeutic services provided, especially orthopedic care."

Which might sound bad unless you consider how much more expensive a
heart attack is.  Most ER visits by athletes are not life theatening
either.  

The notion introduced that bicycles have any real expense to the state
of CA is far more ludicrous than Perata's latest attack on gun rights.
Motor vehicles dominate the scene.  
-- 
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

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From: jor@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Jason O'Rourke)
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Subject: Re: CA AMMO TAX DEFEATED
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