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A Review of Unintentional Firearm Deaths from 1979-2024

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Accidental Shooting Statistics: A Review of Unintentional Firearm Deaths from 1979-2024 • The Havok Journal

by Cassandra McBride This article originally appeared in ammo.com and is re-published here with permission. Key Statistics There have been 196 accidental A Review of Unintentional Firearm Deaths from 1979-2024
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Interesting article.

"While four out of the top five states for accidental shooting deaths are permitless carry, all five of the states with the lowest accidental shooting deaths are also permitless carry. There’s no positive correlation between concealed carry and accidental shootings.''
 
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I was thinking the top was because of rednecks and hillbillies. NC. GA. LA. TX., but the bottom VA. TN. AR. Ok. KS. throws that idea out the window. ;) Then being a backwards, backwoods Downeaster I shouldn't throw stones.
OH, CA. ...... who cares?
 
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I was thinking the top was because of rednecks and hillbillies. NC. GA. LA. TX., but the bottom VA. TN. AR. Ok. KS. throws that idea out the window. ;) Then being a backwards, backwoods Downeaster I shouldn't throw stones.
OH, CA. ...... who cares?
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Virginia really isn't permitless carry in my opinion. You have to have a permit to conceal and carry and the major cities in Virginia have bans on open carry.
 
KillerFord1977 said:
LE Agencies wont disclose their numbers nor the military. Its a lot .
Oh, LE will only do it when it involves their P320 trigger being pulled when booger hook should have been off it
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This is from the early 2000’s I’ll try and find a more current then it was 171.

Personal observation as a trainer the smaller the agency the more chance of an incident being omitted.

It’s on the 2nd page but is listed as page 269


And a lot of complaints about LE not reporting things. The Force Wcience Institute is the go to for any stats on everything LE and what most agencies that are worth their muster utilize. If you ask your Police administration what the FSI is and they don’t know or only “heard” of it they are probably not making the best administration decisions

www.forcescience.com

Peer-Reviewed Research - Force Science

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well being a "backwoods" texan
i can account for one accidental discharge, due to momentary loose of brain control,
only thing hurt was the safe and my pride of zero incidents over my lifetime
but i didnt report my dummarse , the wife removing a few layers of rear area skin was enough :love: :eek:
 

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Hi,

Wow. Yes, very interesting stats. The state with the most arcane gun restrictions still ranks the third highest in accidental shootings. Compared to other forms of accidental death, guns are less than a drop in the bucket, despite the surge in ownership. Fascinating, it shows you just how much the media hypes the anti-gun rhetoric.

I was taught gun safety in grade school in the 60s. A local NRA chapter brought out a bunch of BB rifles and instructed us in general safety and hunting safety. I wish more than 62% of teachers approved of gun-related education. That could definitely save young lives. Thanks for posting the article.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
powerboatr said:
well being a "backwoods" texan
i can account for one accidental discharge, due to momentary loose of brain control,
only thing hurt was the safe and my pride of zero incidents over my lifetime
but i didnt report my dummarse , the wife removing a few layers of rear area skin was enough :love: :eek:
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The good thing is it was minimized by the safe. That’s the key keep the muzzle pointed so if it goes off Zero human contact and minimal property damage.

No matter who you are like driving at some time Handle a firearm or drive a car long enough everyone will have something once. Why the Military and Departments but clearing barrels!
 
youngolddude said:
Aren't accidental shootings negligent discharges?
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While some can argue over verbiage here is my take. No

There’s carlessness which you know better but didn’t so that’s in the negligence side

Then an accident is unintended but more of a controlled area and it was not intended

An example if one has a discharge when not intended on say a shooting range every thing was safe direction and into the berm etc. then that’s an explainable issue.

Putting a round into your own leg more if the negligence part
 
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youngolddude said:
Aren't accidental shootings negligent discharges?
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Also to play devil's advocate, I can see a pure "accidental" discharge happening if someone tripped or fell on their gun (whether or not in the holster), or dropped their gun, and the safety mechanisms failed. What the article called "mishandling" of guns, I would think in most cases, would certainly be negligent, especially if the gun owner knows better. Having an "accident" while cleaning your gun? Please. :rolleyes:

Is "accidentally" dropping your gun the same as "mishandling"? I guess we could really go down a deep rabbit hole if we wanted. I'll shut up now. 🙊


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
No matter what if your finger or anything hits that trigger due to your carelessness it’s a negligent discharge. There may be some scenario one could dream up that qualifies as an accident I suppose but my guess is it would be a huge stretch.

People call it accidental discharge to make themselves feel better about it.
 
Bassbob said:
No matter what if your finger or anything hits that trigger due to your carelessness it’s a negligent discharge. There may be some scenario one could dream up that qualifies as an accident I suppose but my guess is it would be a huge stretch.

People call it accidental discharge to make themselves feel better about it.
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I have seen an unintended discharge LOL

I was running a line of Officers and a rookie at 7 yards shot at the target when we were suppose to be cleard. Before the shot I gave the command to clear and they removed Al the mags worked the slide 3 times visual physical check twice then a line instructor was suppose to check. Some show my line instructor didn’t check and when it was suppose to be dry fire practice one BAM at that end.
But safe direction (ie no human contact minimal property damage” as it just went into the target but wasn’t suppose to go into the target at that moment.

I didn’t blame the kid but my line instructor and I had a long discussed while the other lead ran the line.

So there are “those cases” that can happen
 
I know of an officer who put a big hole into the floor of a patrol car with an 870 rifled slug. Which is why he was better suited for "administration duty" serving coffee to the lounge lizards. :LOL:

Luckily, the car was an out of service unit used just for training.
 
az4783054 said:
I know of an officer who put a big hole into the floor of a patrol car with an 870 rifled slug. Which is why he was better suited for "administration duty" serving coffee to the lounge lizards. :LOL:

Luckily, the car was an out of service unit used just for training.
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While in the USAF I was a reserve LEO for the local town. A Officer discharged his backup gun (a 380) inside his patrol car denting the fire extinguisher.

Just happens the next week we were qualifying and they put him in a specific lane. When the targets turned there was a picture of a fire extinguisher on top of his B27.

Little bit of hazing is a good corrector…or at least it use to be!
 
ECS686 said:
I have seen an unintended discharge LOL

I was running a line of Officers and a rookie at 7 yards shot at the target when we were suppose to be cleard. Before the shot I gave the command to clear and they removed Al the mags worked the slide 3 times visual physical check twice then a line instructor was suppose to check. Some show my line instructor didn’t check and when it was suppose to be dry fire practice one BAM at that end.
But safe direction (ie no human contact minimal property damage” as it just went into the target but wasn’t suppose to go into the target at that moment.

I didn’t blame the kid but my line instructor and I had a long discussed while the other lead ran the line.

So there are “those cases” that can happen
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Still, someone was negligent. No two ways about it.
 
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