Rushforth N B, Hirsch C S, Ford A B, Adelson L
Am J Epidemiol. 1974 Dec;100(6):499-505. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112062.
A study of accidental firearm fatalities in Cuyahoga Count, Ohio, (Metropolitan Cleveland) from 1958-1973, inclusive, has shown a threefold increase in the rate of such deaths since1967. They are more frequent in the central city than in the suburbs, show a male preponderance, are more common in nonwhites, have a peak prevalence in the 25-34-year age range and usually happen in the home. Approximately half of the adult victims had been drinking alcoholic beverages when shot. It is hypothesized that the frequency of accidental firearm fatalities is primarily related to the number of guns, particulary handguns, in civilian possession. The data indicate that a loaded firearm in the home is more likely to cause an accidental death than to be used as a lethal weapon against and intruder.
一项对俄亥俄州凯霍加县（大克利夫兰地区）1958年至1973年（含）期间意外枪支致死事件的研究表明，自1967年以来，此类死亡发生率增长了两倍。此类事件在市中心比在郊区更频繁，男性占多数，在非白人中更常见，在25至34岁年龄范围内发生率最高，且通常发生在家中。大约一半的成年受害者在被枪击时饮用了酒精饮料。据推测，意外枪支致死事件的发生频率主要与民间拥有的枪支数量有关，尤其是手枪。数据表明，家中的上膛枪支更有可能导致意外死亡，而不是被用作对付入侵者的致命武器。
