Not so ridiculous
From NCPA
"In fact, more Americans were killed by non-military gun violence from 1979 through 1997 (651,697) than died in all wars since 1775 (650,858), according to the report.
About 51 percent of the gun deaths were suicides, and the vast majority of the rest were murders. "
300,000+ sounds pretty atrocious to me. I think I'll call Ottawa and start them mobilizing our troop.