No___ImRight t1_j9b3p3k wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Reply to comment by abk111 in Fresno man shot and killed near Pismo Beach pier by Beau_Buffett

That's the percent of gun deaths that are accidental

> and about 1% were preventable/accidental.

>Preventable or accidental gun-related deaths increased 3% in 2021. However, from 2012 to 2021, preventable gun-related deaths have changed little, from 548 to 549 deaths. Visit the data details tab to explore some of these trends in depth.

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/guns/

abk111 t1_j9b4ty7 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Your link is not about children so of course it’s dominated by homicides and suicides.

Since around 2017 accidental children deaths from guns have been comparable to car accidents: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2201761

The main difference is that cars are not made for killing, they’re made for transportation. Guns are made for killing. Thousands of children die every year so grown men don’t have to be scared of noises at night.