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Accidental Firearm-related Fatalities Drop to All-time Low
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"A report from the National Safety Council shows that accidental firearm-related fatalities continue to decline and are at the lowest level in the history of record keeping. Statistics in the council’s 'Injury Facts 2004' reveal a 54 percent decrease over a 10-year period ending in 2003."
"Last year, 101,537 U.S. residents died in accidents of all types. Less than one percent, 700, involved firearms. The most common deadly accidents involved motor vehicles, falls and poisonings, claiming 72 percent of all accidental deaths." ...
------- Submitter's Note: The news is even better than this. Firearms ownership is up and the overall population is up, but the absolute number of firearms deaths continues to fall! |
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