Tag: gun deaths

High Gun Sales, Low Gun Accident Rates

High Gun Sales, Low Gun Accident Rates

...among the things the media doesn't want you to know.

The National Safety Council has released new statistics related to gun safety. The results might surprise you. According to 2015 statics in the group's "Injury Facts" report, there were 489 accidental gun deaths. The Washington Examiner reports that record-keeping on these types of accidents began in 1903.…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Police Officer's Faulty Gun Holster to Blame for Death?

Do Guns Kill More People Than Heroin?

New CDC data shows surge in deaths from heroin.

  The Washington Post reported on new information from the Centers for Disease Control stating that opioid deaths continued to surge in 2015, surpassing 30,000 for the first time in recent history. About 25,000 deaths from opioid drugs were reported in 2014. Fentanyl, a powerful opioid, contributed…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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You’re More Likely To Die From Work-Related Toxins Than Guns

According to the CDC, roughly 2.6 million Americans died in 2013.  Of those 2.6 million, an estimated 33,000 died from gun-related injuries.  If that sounds like an alarming number, you may be surprised to learn just about as many people died due to falling.  So,…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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