Tag Archives: gun accidents

10.24.12
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Non-Gun Owners Taxed $5 Billion Annually For Gun Owners Hobby (2012)

TITLE: Non-Gun Owners Taxed $5 Billion Annually For Gun Owners Hobby (2012)
SOURCE: National Gun Victims Action Council (NGVAC)
URL: http://gunvictimsaction.org/blog/2012/10/gun-fact-5-non-gun-owners-taxed-5-billion-annually-for-gun-owners-hobby/
BITLY STATS: http://bit.ly/UOHg5N+

RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the cost to society of gun violence?

FINDINGS: Uses data on costs of responding to gun violence to argue that cost should be born by gun owners. Analogizes auto insurance: societal costs of accidents, regulations, etc. borne by auto owners via insurance.
TWEETS: https://twitter.com/hospiceman/status/304691135757041667

03.23.12
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Protect Children, Not Guns (2012)

TITLE: Protect Children, Not Guns (2012)
SOURCE:  Children’s Defense Fund
URL: http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/protect-children-not-guns-2012.pdf
BITLY WEB STATS/TWEETS: http://bit.ly/PFlSJ0+

FINDINGS: in ‘08 & ‘09, 5,740 kids were killed by guns. Represents yearly  average of 150 accidental deaths of kids, yearly average of 774 child suicides by firearm, & yearly average of 17,193 nonfatal firearm injuries.
NOTES: 87% of those who are under 15 & killed by guns in the top 23 high-income countries lived in the US, 8 children are killed by firearms each day.

05.17.02
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Common Sense About Kids and Guns (1997-2002)

TITLE: Common Sense About Kids & Guns (1997-2002)
LINK: http://www.kidsandguns.org/study/fact_file.asp
WEB STATS: http://bit.ly/2OafLp+

FINDINGS: (1) 4 children died every day in non-homicide firearm incidents (2) 40% of American households with children have guns (3) 36% of teenagers (12-19) say they could obtain a handgun if they wanted to, including 47% of high school students (60% of boys) said they could obtain a gun if they wanted to, (4) etc, etc (there’s more!)

NOTES: Compilation of lots of 1997-2002 source data, most from the CDC.