07-02-2015, 10:45 AM
^ Your belief that unintentional child shootings are happening more frequently these days conflicts with F.U.'s belief that they weren't even happening back in his childhood Six.
And, while like you, the NRA acknowledges that unintentional child shootings were indeed a problem back in the day, your belief that the problem is increasing conflicts with the NRA's stance.
The NRA also points out that the number of fatal firearm accidents among children has been decreasing nationwide since the mid-1970s. The NRA argues that this declining rate of unintentional shootings is a result of the numerous programs it has created to teach the public about safely keeping a gun at home.
Source: Page 28, http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcon...ontext=ulj
The linked source (good research/read) also cites several specific cases of unintentional child shootings from the 1980s and 1990s.
And, while like you, the NRA acknowledges that unintentional child shootings were indeed a problem back in the day, your belief that the problem is increasing conflicts with the NRA's stance.
The NRA also points out that the number of fatal firearm accidents among children has been decreasing nationwide since the mid-1970s. The NRA argues that this declining rate of unintentional shootings is a result of the numerous programs it has created to teach the public about safely keeping a gun at home.
Source: Page 28, http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcon...ontext=ulj
The linked source (good research/read) also cites several specific cases of unintentional child shootings from the 1980s and 1990s.