04-08-2008, 03:53 PM
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Political Junkie
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 173
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Originally Posted by jan
Ya hear about this kind of stuff happening all the time. That's one of the reason's I'm against guns. Don't like 'em, never will.
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From the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action:
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The annual number of accidental gun deaths among children has declined 89% since 1975. Today, the odds against a child dying in a gun accident are a million to one. Seventy-eight times as many children die in accidents involving or due to motor vehicles, suffocation, drowning, fire, bicycles and falls. (National Center for Health Statistics)
Posted: 6/26/2001
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Accidental firearm deaths are at an all-time low, among the entire U.S. population and among children in particular. In 2004, there were 649 accidental firearm-related deaths, including 63 among children. (National Center for Health Statistics)
Posted: 6/26/2001
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NRA's Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program, for children pre-K through 3rd grade, has been provided to more than 18 million children by more than 24,000 schools, civic groups, and law enforcement agencies.
Posted: 6/26/2001
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You may not like the source of information, but they are pretty good with research data and firearm safety training.
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