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by oh_sigh 3003 days ago
You might be thinking of smoking related deaths, which kill ~480k Americans/yr. Unfortunately even if every American stopped smoking today, the damage is already done and the rate would only bottom out over a period of ~20 years.
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Also ignoring the legit defensive use of force in the form of firearms. I would direct link to the data but it's paywalled: https://www.dcstatesman.com/just-unearthed-tax-payer-funded-...