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sheshe2

(87,501 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 12:55 AM Mar 2015

Ferocious Love

Cross Post from GD

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We at Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America disagree, it is #NotAnAccident when a child finds a gun in his or her home, plays with it, and shots someone! We need to #BeSMART and talk about this aspect of gun violence.

We have done our homework, and we are sharing our knowledge with you. Our report is called "Innocents Lost" and you can read it here: http://everytown.org/article/innocents-lost/


Innocents Lost: A Year of Unintentional Child Gun Deaths

by: Everytown for Gun Safety on: June 24, 2014

Federal data from the Centers for Disease Control indicate that between 2007 and 2011, an average of 62 children age 14 and under were accidentally shot and killed each year.

But our analysis of publicly reported gun deaths, highlighted in “Innocents Lost: A Year of Unintentional Child Gun Deaths,” shows that the federal data substantially undercount these deaths:

From December 2012 to December 2013, at least 100 children were killed in unintentional shootings — almost two each week, 61 percent higher than federal data reflect.
About two-thirds of these unintended deaths — 65 percent — took place in a home or vehicle that belonged to the victim’s family, most often with guns that were legally owned but not secured.
More than two-thirds of these tragedies could be avoided if gun owners stored their guns responsibly and prevented children from accessing them.

Click here to read the full report.



http://everytown.org/article/innocents-lost/





You can educate yourself on this important matter on our website, please follow the links to find additional information and resources: http://momsdemandaction.org/preventing-child-access-guns-safeandsound/

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Ferocious Love (Original Post) sheshe2 Mar 2015 OP
K&R! Big time marym625 Mar 2015 #1
Guns don't kill children ... Martin Eden Mar 2015 #2
Like MADD it will take some time to overcome decades of abuse by flamin lib Mar 2015 #3
Whoops Wrong Forum aikoaiko Mar 2015 #4
KnR May sanity prevail sooner rather than later Hekate Mar 2015 #5

Martin Eden

(13,469 posts)
2. Guns don't kill children ...
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 08:14 AM
Mar 2015

... people (including children) with guns kill children.

I hope Shannon's prediction (NRA leaders don't stand a chance against MomsDemand) comes to pass, but, sadly, I have doubts.

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
3. Like MADD it will take some time to overcome decades of abuse by
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 08:27 AM
Mar 2015

the opposition, but it will happen.

It took 12 years to pass the Brady Bill after a President was shot but it got passed. MDA will succeed.

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