Accidental Shooting Statistics: A Review of Unintentional Firearm Deaths from 1979-2024
Understanding firearm safety principles and identifying high-risk individuals are essential steps in reducing firearm-related deaths in America.
Cassandra McBride
Cassandra McBride is the youngest of four girls, her father’s last hope for a boy; she became her father’s shadow, his hunting buddy, and his fishing friend. With both parents enlisted in the U.S. Navy, she was fortunate enough to spend her youth camping in the Appalachians, hiking the Olympics, and exploring beaches on the East and West coasts. At the age of ten, she took up archery but never once recovered an arrow released from her bow. Her father, in an attempt to keep the family from going poor replacing poorly-shot arrows, took her to the gun range for the first time. His .410 in hand, she began hitting target after target. She excelled with the small shotgun, and it grew into a passion. After passing her hunting certifications at 13, she was gifted her first firearm, an antiquated 16 gauge shotgun. It was weathered, held together only by aging electrical tape, but with it, she began shooting competitively. Over the years, she has enjoyed growing as a marksman and expanding her knowledge of firearms and ammunition. She developed a new passion for writing as a Criminology major in college. She enjoyed researching and analyzing complex data sets and implementing them in real-world applications. After getting married and having children, she fell into published writing as a hobby and has since made it a career. She spends her free time reading classic literature, kayaking, fishing, and spending time on the range with her husband and four children. She continues to grow her knowledge of firearms and ammunition while taking immense pride in educating others on a passion sparked in childhood and maintained in adulthood.
Urban Violent Crime & Legal Gun Ownership: A Story of Geographical Assault in the U.S.
There are exceptions; while policing tends to be a common factor in high-crime populations, New York County often appears near the top of the list and has six times the number of full-time officers as the other top counties.
Gun Violence Statistics 2024: Comprehensive Look at the Data
“Gun violence” is a polarizing term because it often includes incidents where no individual was threatened or harmed. Nonetheless, the fluctuation of gun violence statistics remains a concern for many Americans.
America’s Stolen Guns: A Silent Contributor to Gun Crimes in the U.S. (2024)
The stolen gun issue is further compounded by low clearance rates and too few officers to combat growing crime problems in urban areas.
Concealed Carry Crime Stats 2024: The Impact of Open Carry on Crime in the U.S.
Despite concerns from various groups, concealed carry laws do not increase crime rates.
Worst States to be a Gun Owner (2024 Updated)
Hawaii is the #1 worst state for gun owners due to strict purchasing and carry laws, as well as defying the Supreme Court on the individual’s right to carry.
Children & Firearms: Definitions and Demographics Make All the Difference
Focusing on children rather than teens in urban populaces derails the conversation from where it is needed.
Most Gun-Friendly States in 2024
Once you understand this philosophical divide, then ranking the U.S. states according to their recent legislative efforts in support of legal gun ownership becomes a clearer task.
Anti-Gun Control Arguments 2024: Facts Gun Control Lobby Suppress
Essentially, feel-good legislation is ineffective, but quite profitable.
Guns in the Home Statistics: The Effects of Firearms in the Home in 2024
Contrary to popular belief, there are millions of homes in the U.S. with guns and no incidents of violence and unintentional shootings.