Accidental Firearm Death Rate Continues to Plummet
October 30th, 2009
It doesn’t fit the narrative, so you aren’t going to hear much about it. But Rob has a fancy graph worth checking out.
For what it’s worth, I personally think that it’s as important as ever to remain vigilant about firearms safety. A lot of new shooters are entering the club, and not all of them have had the upbringing that lifetime shooters from families of lifetime shooters have. And even among the lifetime shooters, complacency can bring trouble.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:09 am
[...] Gun Pundit points out that it’s continuing to drop. I would point out to the Brady Campaign that this is almost entirely a result of educational effort by gun owners to other gun owners, and did not require their usual prescription of government mandates. Instructors, Match Directors, Range Safety Officers, and various other opinion leaders in shooting have been beating people over the head with Jeff Cooper’s four rules for years, and it’s working. The shooting industry these days also provides lots of options to keep firearms ready for self-defense, but safe from small hands. Also all done without government mandates. [...]