Hunting Accident File > Safe Hunting?: > December 2004

HUNTERS SHOOT MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE IN THE US & CANADA ANNUALLY

... According to the International Hunter Education Association, hunters accidentally shoot more than 1,000 people in the United States and Canada every year.

Authorities in Pennsylvania worry that more bystanders will be injured by hunters' stray bullets as more homes are built near wooded areas where hunting is common.

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