2aguy
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This article highlights the truth and reality, as more Americans own and carry guns for self defense, the accidental gun death rate has gone down, not up.....
Fatal Firearm Accidents vs Private Gun Ownership 1965 - 2013 - The Truth About Guns
The red line is the number of private firearms in the United States, in units of 100,000. At the end of 2013, the estimate was 363.3 million. The green line is the number of fatal firearm accidents, or unintentional firearm fatalities, in the United States. The number in 2013 was the lowest recorded, 505. The absolute numbers are important, but the rate of unintended firearm fatalities per 100,000 population is a better measure of safety.
Fatal Firearm Accidents vs Private Gun Ownership 1965 - 2013 - The Truth About Guns
The red line is the number of private firearms in the United States, in units of 100,000. At the end of 2013, the estimate was 363.3 million. The green line is the number of fatal firearm accidents, or unintentional firearm fatalities, in the United States. The number in 2013 was the lowest recorded, 505. The absolute numbers are important, but the rate of unintended firearm fatalities per 100,000 population is a better measure of safety.
