Bullets vs HIV

Bullets vs  HIV

All statistics are from the CDC.
(That's the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA.)

CDC Data

HIV Transmission is 4 times higher than Gun Homicides   44,000 vs 11,000 approx.

HIV is still a deadly disease, and there is more that one strain of HIV. One of these strains is not controlled by normal treatment. And like all viruses, HIV is mutating.  But we don't hear about this on the news. If you contract HIV you will probably die from an HIV illness. Your health will be affected by it the rest of your life and your medical expenses will be far greater than a healthy person. 1.2 Million people in the US are infected with HIV.  These are the known cases. It's estimated that 1 out of 8 people with HIV don't know they have it.

So what am I getting at here?  Gay men now seem to be a protected class, where as, Gun Advocates are not.  But the bottom line is;  HIV kills far more people yearly than bullets. There are as many Serial Infectors as Serial Shooters but you never see them on CNN.  Just one of these Serial Infectors has infected 100's of people on purpose but I see no outrage or demand for better control. Why is this?  It's a pretty simple question.  Perhaps if you were shown, night after night, the victims wasting away in hospital beds you would want something done. After all, these victims are the Gay people you demand equal treatment for. So why is HIV just an unfortunate circumstance but an Assault Weapon is a loathsome pariah?

I think you are manipulated by the News.

Here are a couple of things to ponder.

If we had kept all our gay friends in the closet, most of them would still be alive.

When asked, "Who Needs an Assault Weapon!"     Answer,  "Someone being Assaulted."

I could be wrong,