Cina S J, Lariscy C D, McGown S T, Hopkins M A, Butts J D, Conradi S E
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425, USA.
South Med J. 1996 Apr;89(4):395-6. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199604000-00008.
In the decade spanning 1983 through 1992, 68 people were killed by firearms while hunting in North Carolina (average of 1.66 fatalities/100,000 licenses issued). Of these, 58 deaths involved two parties, a shooter and a victim. In 22% of the incidents the victims were mistaken for game. During the 1987-1988 hunting season a "Hunter Orange" law was initially enforced. This law requires sportsmen to wear an article of bright orange clothing while hunting. After enactment of this law, a reduction in the incidence of hunters being killed because they were "mistaken for game" has proven statistically significant. The present study documents that legally mandating bright orange clothing has resulted in fewer firearms-related fatalities due to the victim's being mistaken for game while hunting. The North Carolina experience implies that governmental intervention can influence the incidence of accidental deaths during recreational hunting.
在1983年至1992年的十年间，北卡罗来纳州有68人在狩猎时被枪支打死（平均每发放10万份许可证有1.66人死亡）。其中，58起死亡事件涉及两方，即一名射手和一名受害者。在22%的事件中，受害者被误认成猎物。在1987 - 1988年狩猎季节，一项“猎人橙色”法律开始实施。该法律要求猎人在狩猎时穿着一件亮橙色衣服。这项法律颁布后，因被“误认成猎物”而被杀的猎人发生率下降在统计学上已被证明具有显著性。本研究记录表明，法律强制要求穿着亮橙色衣服已使狩猎时因受害者被误认成猎物而导致的与枪支相关的死亡人数减少。北卡罗来纳州的经验表明，政府干预可以影响休闲狩猎期间意外死亡的发生率。
