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Children and Gun Safety: Education Is the Key
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New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org
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"Few children under the age of eight can reliably distinguish between real and toy guns or fully understand the consequences of an accidental shooting, yet kids as young as three are strong enough to pull the trigger of many handguns. When you put these two statistics together you get one very frightening reality." ...
"Dr. Collins is a pathologist ... Through her practice, she sees the devastating effects guns can have on children."
"Most unintentional firearm-related deaths among children occur in or around the home ..."
"If you have a gun in your home ... teach your children to use guns safely and responsibly. ... Once the mystery surrounding firearms is gone, potential incidents can be avoided." ... -------
KABA Note: Accidental firearm deaths among children in the given age range (3 - 8) averaged 21 per year from 1999 - 2003. Accidental drownings for the same group in the same period were 281 per year. While firearms safety training is always a good idea, perhaps swimming lessons would be more beneficial. |
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