Death rates: guns and cars

I was surprised to learn that in the United States the number of firearm deaths  and the number of motor vehicle traffic deaths are nearly the same: about 10 deaths per 100,000 of population, or around 30 people a day.

My guess would have been that cars kill many more than guns.

Gun suicides are about half that, and are about half of all suicides, nationally. Car suicides exist, and unlike gun suicides the deceased's intent is much harder to determine.

Gun suicides cause death at about twice the rate of homicides of all kinds. Source: Suicidology.org

Here's some more data: Gun Rhetoric vs gun facts at FactCheck.org.