Yep, and according to the Child Death Review in 2000 there were 6,466 children killed in automobile accidents. Many of these deaths were due to poor or lack of use of proper restraints.
Perspective ... What is the automobile industry doing on their own to solve this outrageous carlessness they creat by building and selling cars?
Gun owner groups, gun manufacturers, shooting and hunting supply manufacturers and retailers are working hard to educate the public on their own and with their own money!
http://www.childdeathreview.org/causesMV.htm
Most of those 'child' deaths are murders. Last I checked, the people putting out the numbers (Brady or another group, I forget) classified under 23 or there abouts as 'children', and included gang murders, etc. in the numbers. The context in which this number is usually presented leads the reader to believe the number represents accidental deaths.
I actually found a listing of cause of accidental deaths by age on the web years ago. Child accidental death by firearm was extremely low.
This isn't the one, but it serves to show the discrepencies
Injury Facts
Firearm Injury (Unintentional)
The Facts
Unintentional shootings account for nearly 20 percent of all firearm-related fatalities among children ages 14 and under, compared with 3 percent for the entire U.S. population. Americans possess nearly 200 million firearms, including 65 million handguns. Approximately one-third of families with children (representing more than 22 million children in 11 million homes) keep at least one gun in the home. Gun owners keep firearms in the home for hunting and recreation (60 percent) or for protection and crime prevention (40 percent). Guns in the home for protection are more likely to be handguns, found in a home with children, and stored loaded and unlocked.
Exposure to guns and access to a loaded firearm increase the risk of unintentional firearm-related death and injury to children. Unrealistic perceptions of children's capabilities and behavioral tendencies with regard to guns are common. These include misunderstanding a child's ability to gain access to and fire a gun, distinguish between real and toy guns, make good judgments about handling a gun and consistently follow rules about gun safety. Promoting the safe storage of firearms in the home and reducing their availability and accessibility are important steps in preventing unintentional firearm-related death and injury among children.
FIREARM DEATHS AND INJURIES
* In 2001, 72 children ages 14 and under died from unintentional firearm-related injuries. Children ages 10 to 14 accounted for 54 percent of these deaths.
* In 2002, more than 800 children ages 14 and under were treated in hospital emergency rooms for unintentional firearm-related injuries; 35 percent of these injuries were severe enough to require hospitalization.
http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?folder_id=540&content_item_id=1131Big difference between 72 and a couple of thousand...
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