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Jim Sr · Jan 2, 2018

Gun violence has received no shortage of attention.
But one bright spot has gotten much less:
the number of accidental shooting deaths has steadily declined.

Amid rising gun violence, accidental shooting deaths have plummeted. But why?

lowoncash · Jan 2, 2018

Didn't read the link but my guess to why is Darwin.

DanGuy48 · Jan 3, 2018

Jim Sr said:
Gun violence has received no shortage of attention.
But one bright spot has gotten much less:
the number of accidental shooting deaths has steadily declined.

Amid rising gun violence, accidental shooting deaths have plummeted. But why?

There was an article, I think in this month's American Rifleman, talking about the positive impact of NRA's hunter safety classes and the dramatic decline in shooting accidents as a result.

Schipperke · Jan 3, 2018

drop in the number of households that have guns

Which was my guess. It's like the Philip Van Cleave swimming pool example.

5.56blaster · Jan 3, 2018

More guns, more training. Maybe?

K31 · Jan 3, 2018

Because more accidents were labelled "intention" to support the agenda?

CrazySanMan · Jan 3, 2018

Is gun violence really rising? I don't think it is.

Fredcohunter · Jan 3, 2018

I read the article:

"Experts attribute the decline to a mix of gun safety education programs, state laws regulating gun storage in homes and a drop in the number of households that have guns. While the improvement occurred in every state, those with the most guns and the fewest laws continue to have the most accidental shooting deaths."

"The National Rifle Assn., which opposes most gun control measures, is not eager to acknowledge that gun regulations may be working. The group declined to comment for this article."

Article sounds like the typical less guns more regulation

swinokur · Jan 3, 2018

I agree with the Darwin theory. Most of the dumb people have already killed themselves.

We are running out of idiots.

CrueChief · Jan 3, 2018

swinokur said:
I agree with the Darwin theory. Most of the dumb people have already killed themselves.

We are running out of idiots.

I haven't noticed the decline in politicians.

swinokur · Jan 3, 2018

They shoot themselves in the foot, not the head unfortunately.

DanGuy48 · Jan 3, 2018

Fredcohunter said:
I read the article:

"Experts attribute the decline to a mix of gun safety education programs, state laws regulating gun storage in homes and a drop in the number of households that have guns. While the improvement occurred in every state, those with the most guns and the fewest laws continue to have the most accidental shooting deaths."

"The National Rifle Assn., which opposes most gun control measures, is not eager to acknowledge that gun regulations may be working. The group declined to comment for this article."

Article sounds like the typical less guns more regulation

No mention of course about numbers of hunters in those states with "most guns and fewest laws" relative to other states.

usc45cal · Jan 3, 2018

exactly Winston Churchill quote ( you cant take two shits at once )

usc45cal · Jan 3, 2018

poitics and guns dont mix , there are too many people with no real knowledge of any kind of guns banning things , my girl works for the sate is all i will say and her friend does all of the firing and takedowns for the weapons coming in and all i hear is the board said it was the wrong color or some random crap , really? color matters , its all political ********

MigraineMan · Jan 3, 2018

In a report published in 2015, researchers at the University of Chicago found that 31% of households reported having a firearm in 2014, down from about 48% in 1977 to 1980.

People were more trusting back in the '70s. I and my family members won't tell someone-claiming-to-be-a-university-surveyor squat.

ShafTed · Jan 3, 2018

swinokur said:
I agree with the Darwin theory. Most of the dumb people have already killed themselves.

We are running out of idiots.

By my observation, they are making more much faster than Darwin can keep up.

usc45cal · Jan 3, 2018

good point

usc45cal · Jan 3, 2018

probably in every post but what happened TO WE THE PEOPLE its taken to lightly and says nothing about gun or rifle types , but the gv says its old and needs to be revised I say no , let it be written let it be done this is an age old document with no said holds barred ,,,gimme my weapons and eat it

DontTreadOnMe · Jan 3, 2018

Given the tone of the article, this “data” is subjective and I’m not inclined to take it as fact.

Do we know for sure that the number of households with guns is declining, or do we believe it because it’s in this article? NICS checks are increasing each month, gun sales are on the rise, yet the number of households without guns is declining? It is possible that gun ownership is increasing while households without guns also are increasing, but I’m going with not trusting the article here.

The number of idiots is definitely not declining.

Woody · Jan 4, 2018

swinokur said:
They shoot themselves in the foot, not the head unfortunately.

They tend to shoot others... Then blame the gun...

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