By Howard Nemerov

A recent Washington Post article claims “More than 500 children die annually from accidental gunshots: Some shoot themselves, while others kill friends or siblings, often after discovering a gun.”

To understand how a biased or under-educated writer makes an inaccurate and misleading error, we must first clarify the term “child.” Oxford English Dictionary defines the word “childhood” as: “The state or stage of life as a child…the time from birth to puberty.” Oxford defines “puberty” as: “The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction, distinguished by the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics.” In terms of age, there seems to be general agreement that this ability to procreate occurs by the age of 15: childhood is over by then.

Citing 2003 data from the Centers for Disease Control–the latest available online–and using the standard definition of “child,” the number of accidental firearms deaths was 56, and the total number for minors (under age 18) was 102. To reach the number stated in the article, we must include all fatal firearms accidents through age 45.

Click here to read Nemerov's complete analysis at ChronWatch.com.

NOTE: Nemerov will appear on NRANews.com's Cam & Company Friday June 9 at 3:20 p.m. to discuss this article! The archived broadcast will be available throughout the weekend and Monday until 3:00 p.m.

Alan Korwin is the author of “Gun Laws of America”, “Supreme Court Gun Cases” and several state gun owner’s guide’s. He and his wife run the Bloomfield Press. He is recognized on a national level as an expert on firearms related issues. His combination of brains and wit make him a fun and educational read.

Alan has started publishing “Page Nine” the Uninvited Ombudsman Report. For those who have ever been upset at the “mainstream media’s” reporting, you are sure to find this a good read. Having attended the NRA’s annual meetings, and watched the press’ incompetent “reporting” of the event, I can verify that Alan’s report is accurate. ------ Jim Irvine

PAGE NINE
The Uninvited Ombudsman Report
by Alan Korwin
The lamestream media told you:

The controversial National Rifle Association held its annual meeting in Milwaukee this weekend, in a state that, despite the powerful gun lobby's best efforts, defeated an attempt to allow its citizens to secretly carry fully loaded semiautomatic handguns virtually anywhere they go.

The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:
Tens of thousands of Americans from all walks of life met with the world's leading gun makers this weekend, to examine new firearms that are more dependable, more accurate, with better safety features and better sights than ever before. In a trend that appears to be continuing, guns have gotten both bigger, smaller, heavier, lighter and more tricked out, using advanced space-age materials and new engineering methods. Industry growth and the show's attendance have set records, according to experts at the 135th annual NRA meeting in Milwaukee.
Reporters, when asked why the massive new product announcements received no news coverage, uniformly claimed it would constitute promotion and be against editorial guidelines. When asked how they justify such coverage for car, food, fashion, book, golf, travel, electronics, swimwear, TV, satellite radio and dog shows, they remembered they were on deadline and had to leave.
Wisconsin's repeated efforts to allow its women (and men) to discreetly arm themselves for personal safety, joining 47 other states that allow it, were frustrated again by the governor's veto, who is now the focus of a Dump Doyle campaign. The veto override, after non-stop brute-force arm twisting by Doyle, was lost by two votes.
Click on read more for “Page Nine” continued and links to related pages at the GunLaws.com website.