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Gun safety best ever, accidental deaths at new low
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jdhbulseye
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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gun-safety-best-ever-accidental-deaths-at-new-low-0.3-of-all-in-2015/article/2617930Quote: Despite gun sales reaching record numbers in the last two years, accidental gun shootings are at an all-time low, a surprising finding by the National Safety Council.
In its annual "Injury Facts" report, the group put accidental gun deaths in 2015 at 489.
That's about three-tenths of 1 percent of the 146,571 total accidental deaths from all other listed causes.
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"The right of self defence is the first law of nature: in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any colour or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction." - St. George Tucker
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For society does not control crime, ever, by forcing the law-abiding to accommodate themselves to the expected behavior of criminals. Society controls crime by forcing the criminals to accommodate themselves to the expected behavior of the law-abiding." - Jeff Snyder
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PMB
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This is excellent news. As much as I want to have most in the USA armed for their own defense and defense of others, the one glaring worry is the negative press that comes from negligence and accidents. People are fickle, and as much as we work to teach firearm safety, there will always be those who are terrified of them because "guns kill."
Life is dangerous... Accept that, and then make the time that we have "value added."
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Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:12 am |
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skey
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I am sure all the local and national media outlets will be all over these facts. Not.
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Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:57 am |
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deadshot2
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Location: Marysville, WA Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 Posts: 11581
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PMB wrote: This is excellent news. As much as I want to have most in the USA armed for their own defense and defe[/u]nse of others, the one glaring worry is the negative press that comes from negligence and accidents. People are fickle, and as much as we work to teach firearm safety, there will always be those who are terrified of them because "guns kill."
Life is dangerous... Accept that, and then make the time that we have "value added." People who own guns know they are dangerous and most of them exercise caution. People will climb on a bicycle, motorcycle, into a car, strap on roller blades, etc, and think nothing of safety. The list could go on but it doesn't surprise me that accidental deaths from firearms are down. The article didn't list the various accidental deaths that were caused by other than guns but I'd wager drugs are high on the list, overdoses of both legal and illegal drugs.
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