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Notice that fatal firearms accidents for children up to the age of 14 is about 1 for every five million of the population of the United States. 62 deaths for about 310 million people. This is down in the noise level. For children under the age of 10, it is 28 deaths, or less than one for every 11 million people. Age 10 and above should be old enough to know better.

This is down in the noise level.

"Yes it is however the fight to ban firearms and remove the 2nd amendment from the constitution must go on until not one single death is caused by firearms in any way shape or form!"

This is what will be claimed until the end of our sovereign nation.

62 deaths per year? Hmmm Stataticians love to put htis number out htere and make it seem like a really dangerous thing by HIDING the stats from other causes of death because if they had shown htem, it would show that deaths from firearms isn’t as dire as they make it appear- whil;e NO accidental eath is desired, accidents do and always WILL happen- but the fact is that firearms are still VERY safe comapred tro other household accidental deaths-

[[CDC data show number of accidental firearm deaths for children under age 15 has gone back up to 62, a number that it was at in 2008.]]

“2. Poisoning: The second-leading cause of accidental home injury deaths — poisoning — takes nearly 5,000 lives each year. And for young adults and people in middle age, it’s the top cause.

3. Fire and burns: Home fires and burns claim more than 3,000 lives a year, making them the third-leading cause of accidental home injury deaths.

4. Airway obstruction: Airway obstruction, which includes choking, suffocation and strangulation, claims about 1,000 lives a year.

6. Suffocation
Deaths per year: 3,300

2. Falls
Deaths per year: 14,900

The annual average is 341 for accidental bath tub related deaths which include slipping, falling drowning, etc

A 0700 post by TurboZamboni provides a link to a WSJ article entitled “How to Stop Hospitals from Killing Us.” While interesting in and off itself it also contains this little gem:

98,000
Annual deaths from medical errors in the U.S.

Source: Institute of Medicine.

I just sent a link to my kid brother - an MD who opposes firearms because of the “Bad Things They Do” (gag).

There are some reasons:

(1) the perps using firearms are recruiting younger members to do crimes because, if caught, they are regarded as juveniles and not adults;
(2) the turf wars between various drug gangs are not picky about collateral damage, especially kids. [No less a personage than Rahm Emanuel pleaded with drug gangs to stop shooting kids and take their shooting to side streets and alleys where they belong.]; and
(3) the CDC lumps real “accidental” youth shootings along with youth crime victims and perps to drive up the actual numbers.

The CDC has been anti-2A for years. Any statistics from them are more than suspect — as in Bravo Sierra.