Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> "Michael S. Lorrey" <retroman@together.net> wrote:
> > I don't beleive for a minute the statistics promulgated by the so-called
> > child rights special interests. They also claim that thousands of children
> > are being killed by accidental use of firearms, when in fact, in the past 35
> > years, only 31 children (9 and under) have died as a result of accidental
> > discharge of firearms in the US, and almost all of those were a result of
> > improper storage of the firearm by the owner.
>
> Thanks for agreeing with me on the other points, but I have to take
> issue with this.
>
> I live in the Orlando, Florida area. We have two or three toddlers kill
> other toddlers with guns every year. It is a sad, yet constantly
> repeating event in our community. For some reason, we can't get parents
> to lock up their guns, and the same tragedy keeps repeating. We have
> specialized laws and education programs, but nothing stops this trend.
> The point is, our local area has more accidental child fatalities due to
> guns than you claim for the entire U.S. Your statistics just don't
> match reality.