NCclimber 0 #51 March 2, 2007 QuoteFirearm-Related Fatalities at Record Lows; Accidents Among Youths Down Significantly NEWTOWN, Conn.-A new report from the National Safety Council shows that accidental firearm-related fatalities remain at record lows, and accidents involving youths continue to decline significantly. The downward trends are occurring even as firearm ownership rises in the U.S. THE CDC REPORTS . . . < http://www.nssf.org/share/images/declinemap.jpg> The declining trends reported by the National Safety Council are also supported by research available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, in the past decade, all four regions of the U.S. have witnessed dramatic declines in the number of accidental firearm-related fatalities. Statistics in the council's 2007 "Injury Facts" report show a 40 percent decrease in accidental firearm-related fatalities over a 10-year period ending in 2005. The report also shows firearm-related accidents involving children ages 14 and under declined 69 percent between 1995 and 2003. The council's most recent statistics show 109,277 U.S. residents died in accidents of all types in 2005. Less than 1 percent involved firearms. The most common deadly accidents involved motor vehicles, poisonings and falls, claiming 75 percent of all accidental deaths. "By continuing to heighten awareness of gun safety and responsible firearms storage, these record low numbers can be driven even lower," said Doug Painter, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry. NSSF directs and funds a number of initiatives focused on firearms safety, including Project ChildSafe(r), which, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice, has distributed more than 35 million free gun safety information kits, including gun locks, nationwide. NSSF also distributes safety literature and videos that emphasize outreach to schools. Additional support is provided for hunter safety programs. "Programs and efforts that communicate the importance of firearms safety have undeniably played a part in bringing these numbers to record lows, and continuing that awareness will only help ensure they continue downward," Painter added. The declining trends reported by the National Safety Council are also supported by research available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, in the past decade, all four regions of the U.S. have witnessed dramatic declines in the number of accidental firearm-related fatalities. Other new findings from the National Safety Council include: There were 730 accidental firearm-related fatalities in 2005, down from 750 reported in 2004. Firearm-related fatalities are down 40 percent from the 1,225 accidents reported in 1995. Accidental firearm-related fatalities among children ages 14 and under declined 7 percent in 2005 when compared to the previous year and were down 69 percent between 1995 and 2003. Accidental firearm-related injuries were down 11 percent among teenagers (ages 15-19) when compared to the previous year. Accidental firearm-related fatalities continue to have the largest percentage decrease of all measured types of accidental fatalities. The estimated number of citizen-owned firearms in the U.S. has risen to more than 290 million, while the number of American households with at least one firearm is now about 47.8 million. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,108 #52 March 2, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuote I have LOADED guns in my house.... What are you so scared of that you feel the need for this? Why are you so scared of a malfunction that you have a reserve parachute? Why are you so scared of a fire that you have an extinguisher in the house? Preparedness != paranoia Malfunctions occur about once in 500 jumps, and reserves don't have a habit of killing children in the home. Shitty analogy.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #53 March 2, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuote I have LOADED guns in my house.... What are you so scared of that you feel the need for this? Why are you so scared of a malfunction that you have a reserve parachute? Why are you so scared of a fire that you have an extinguisher in the house? Preparedness != paranoia Malfunctions occur about once in 500 jumps, and reserves don't have a habit of killing children in the home. Shitty analogy. Very good analogy, if you view it from a being prepared aspect - sorry you can't seem to see it in that light. Projection is hell...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DaVinci 0 #54 March 3, 2007 QuoteI have LOADED guns in my house.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What are you so scared of that you feel the need for this? I look at it like gas in a lawnmower. I *could* store the gas in a canister away from the lawnmower....But I am going to use it in the lawnmower and there is no danger of storing the gas in the lawnmower. Since I have the gun, and bullets. Why not store the bullets in the gun? That way if I NEED it, it is ready and there is no danger in storing the bullets in the gun. So why not? I do not have children so little hands will not be able to get to the guns. QuoteMalfunctions occur about once in 500 jumps, and reserves don't have a habit of killing children in the home. Shitty analogy. He had a great analogy. Both were about being prepared does not equal being scared....Just because you don't like it does not mean it is bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 3 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
mnealtx 0 #53 March 2, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuote I have LOADED guns in my house.... What are you so scared of that you feel the need for this? Why are you so scared of a malfunction that you have a reserve parachute? Why are you so scared of a fire that you have an extinguisher in the house? Preparedness != paranoia Malfunctions occur about once in 500 jumps, and reserves don't have a habit of killing children in the home. Shitty analogy. Very good analogy, if you view it from a being prepared aspect - sorry you can't seem to see it in that light. Projection is hell...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DaVinci 0 #54 March 3, 2007 QuoteI have LOADED guns in my house.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What are you so scared of that you feel the need for this? I look at it like gas in a lawnmower. I *could* store the gas in a canister away from the lawnmower....But I am going to use it in the lawnmower and there is no danger of storing the gas in the lawnmower. Since I have the gun, and bullets. Why not store the bullets in the gun? That way if I NEED it, it is ready and there is no danger in storing the bullets in the gun. So why not? I do not have children so little hands will not be able to get to the guns. QuoteMalfunctions occur about once in 500 jumps, and reserves don't have a habit of killing children in the home. Shitty analogy. He had a great analogy. Both were about being prepared does not equal being scared....Just because you don't like it does not mean it is bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 3 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
DaVinci 0 #54 March 3, 2007 QuoteI have LOADED guns in my house.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What are you so scared of that you feel the need for this? I look at it like gas in a lawnmower. I *could* store the gas in a canister away from the lawnmower....But I am going to use it in the lawnmower and there is no danger of storing the gas in the lawnmower. Since I have the gun, and bullets. Why not store the bullets in the gun? That way if I NEED it, it is ready and there is no danger in storing the bullets in the gun. So why not? I do not have children so little hands will not be able to get to the guns. QuoteMalfunctions occur about once in 500 jumps, and reserves don't have a habit of killing children in the home. Shitty analogy. He had a great analogy. Both were about being prepared does not equal being scared....Just because you don't like it does not mean it is bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
