You just don't hear about the number of accidental firearms deaths in the MSM anymore. The stopped reporting on it about 2000. Most figures that I see quote numbers of about 1500 per year from the late 1990's.
1 posted on
05/30/2008 6:47:24 PM PDT by
marktwain
To: marktwain
How many times were guns fired to save a person's life?
How many times were guns used to successfully protect a person/ family from harm?
2 posted on
05/30/2008 6:53:42 PM PDT by
GOPJ
To: marktwain
It is not uncommon for the coroner to write down that a death was from an accidental discharge rather than a suicide. This is done for two reasons, it helps the dead persons image and it keeps the phone from ringing so often.
So, if you want to kill yourself with a gun, do not put it in your mouth and just maybe the death certificate will show that you were a Klutz. Especially if there is firearm cleaning materials immediately handy to your location.
5 posted on
05/31/2008 7:24:51 AM PDT by
B4Ranch
(Having custody of a loaded weapon does not arm you. The skill to use the weapon is what arms a man.)
To: marktwain
You just don't hear about the number of accidental firearms deaths in the MSM anymore. The stopped reporting on it about 2000. The MSM realize the gun issue didn't work for dems - so they dropped it.
Dems this year were talking about hunting. A few die hard liberals are clinging to this issue - but that's about it.
7 posted on
05/31/2008 8:27:42 PM PDT by
GOPJ
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