in 2001, there were 79 accidental gun deaths from hunting. That was about 9.9% of the 802 accidental gun deaths that occurred that year. If the share of accidental gun deaths from hunting remained the same in 2012, that would imply that there were 54 accidental deaths from hunting. But this might be a little high as the share of the population that hunts has declined (the number of hunters has remained virtually unchanged between 2001 and 2011).
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https://youtu.be/ScK6u_lfsiY Dr. John Lott appeared on NTD Newsroom to discuss Washington, D.C.’s January drop in homicides and the decline in the U.S. murder rate last year. (Monday, February 2, 2026, from 3:10 to 3:18 PM ET)
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