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News stories circulating about the recent rise in gun sales cite National Safety Council data that one percent of unintentional child fatalities are due to incidents involving firearms. Some suggest this data is evidence that guns do not pose a significant risk to children. The NSC does not make this connection. The 1 percent statistic refers only to the 144 children age 19 and under who died in unintentional firearms incidents in 2004. However, this data does not include an additional 2,713 children age 19 and under who died that year in all firearms-related incidents, including suicides and homicides. These victims included 358 children age 14 and under. Learn more...