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FIREARMS ACCIDENTS DECLINE 13% . . . Accidental firearms fatalities declined to an all-time low of 700 in 1999, according to the National Safety Council Injury Facts Report. This total, the lowest since record keeping began in 1903, represents a 13% drop from the previous year and more than a 50% decrease since 1989. "This good news underscores the importance and effectiveness of numerous safety courses and education programs taught by thousands of volunteer hunter education, NRA, Boy Scout and 4-H safety instructors," said Robert T. Delfay, president and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation. "This decline is in stark contrast to the misleading numbers published by anti-gun groups that claim 13 children a day die from firearms." Accidental firearms fatalities are the lowest, by far, of the principal types of unintentional injury deaths listed in NSC^s report, including motor vehicle fatal accidents (41,300), falls (17,100), drownings (4,000), fires/burns (3,100) and ingestion of food/objects (3,200).

Uploaded: 2/5/2001