# In which I agree with what the NRA says

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**Created:** [November 29, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-agree-with-what-the-nra-says/675075 "2013-11-29T16:16:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-agree-with-what-the-nra-says/675075/83 "2013-12-05T20:46:29Z")

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> [@DragonAsh](#):
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> Cite?

We did this earlier this year. Here’s a quote from that page.

> [@The missing voice in the gun control debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-missing-voice-in-the-gun-control-debates/648422/8):
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> Probably too early for 2012 figures, but a bit of historical perspective from prior years is available.
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> More than 187,000 Americans were treated in hospitals due to stepladder injuries in 2009. [Cite](http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/06/28/187000-stepladder-injuries-a-year-in-US/UPI-39191309319068/)
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> Of the 617 fatal workplace falls in the United States in 2009, 20% were falls from ladders. That makes for about 123 workplace deaths related to falls from a ladder. [Cite](http://blog.lib.umn.edu/muss0043/falls/blog/) That counts only workplace deaths.
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> According to the World Health Organization, the United States leads the world in ladder deaths. Each year, there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries and 300 deaths in the U.S. that are caused by falls from ladders. [Cite](http://www.nachi.org/ladder-safety.htm)
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> Now how many deaths per year are attributed to assault weapons? Let’s use the numbers from Sen Feinstein, a strong proponent of the proposed assault weapons ban.
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> That makes 385 assault weapons deaths over a period of about 8 years… or about 48 per year.
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> Looks like there are about 6 times more ladder deaths in the USA than assault weapons deaths per year based upon those numbers.

In short: Ladders are six times more deadly than assault weapons. So, I should have been more specific with my claim.

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> Again - reading comprehension not a strong point for you I guess. Hint: it has nothing to do with age.

Maybe you are the one with reading comprehension issues?

Here’s the law being discussed:

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> Sec. 53a-217a. Criminally negligent storage of a firearm: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminally negligent storage of a firearm when he violates the provisions of section 29-37i and a minor obtains the firearm and causes the injury or death of himself or any other person.\*\* For the purposes of this section, “minor” means any person under the age of sixteen years.\*\*
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> (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the minor obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry to any premises by any person.
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> (c) Criminally negligent storage of a firearm is a class D felony.

Bolding mine.

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