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Thoughts on accidental shootings

Posted by David Hardy · 29 October 2009 08:43 AM

Howard Nemerov has some interesting notes. Between 1984 and the present, about 112,000,000 new firearms entered the civilian market, yet the accidental firearm death rate fell by 70%, even while other rates for other fatal accidents were increasing.

3 Comments | Leave a comment

Doug in Colorado | October 30, 2009 8:57 AM | Reply

Wow...a hundred million new guns...there must be a lot of collectors buying multiples out there...or did all the police departments stock up during that period?

I usually buy used guns, ...have only bought four new handguns (two Smiths, two NAAs), two new shotguns (Mossbergs), and two new rifles (Winchester and DPMS) during those years...and one new imported blackpowder revolver (Pietta)...

Come to think of it, I did my share of supporting American makers...How bout 'yall?

Andrew Pachon | November 1, 2009 6:47 AM | Reply

During this time I purchased 14-1911's (Nighthawk Custom, Springfield Armory, Para-Ord, Wilson Combat) 2-HK pistols, 2-HK Rifles, 2-Bushmaster Rifles, and 2-Bennelli Shotguns. Oh and a Ruger .22 :)

AvgJoe | November 2, 2009 6:06 AM | Reply

I take it the point in posting this is to expose these people who attack the Second Amendment for whom they are, un-American.
It gets even better than this David. Take the number of gun deaths each year and when inspecting the input of information that results in about 30,000 each year is bogus. Half of the 30K are suicides. Its very clear that the same people who interject the 30K number with the suicide count of gun related suicides are Pro Abortion, by far and large. My question has always been, its it not their bodies? Don't they have a right to choose? Don't they have a right to privacy during such tender times? Clearly this is a double standard because of a political agenda that is in fact Treason in its foundation of conduct. Clearly the case for Roe v Wade could be made for folks wanting to commit suicides. Only they wouldn't be killing someone else whom without question if asked would not want to be killed.

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