HUNTING IS SAFE vs

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME REPORTS THAT HUNTING IS ONE OF THE SAFEST FORMS OF RECREATION IN THE UNITED STATES, THANKS TO HUNTER SAFETY LAWS AND EDUCATION. IN CALIFORNIA (AND MANY OTHER STATES), PEOPLE CANNOT LEGALLY HUNT UNLESS THEY HAVE COMPLETED SOME TYPE OF FORMAL EDUCATION IN THE PROPER HANDLING OF FIREARMS. EACH YEAR IN OUR STATE MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND PEOPLE COMPLETE THE 10-HOUR MINIMUM HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE. ACCIDENTAL HUNTING FATALITIES (DUE TO FIREARMS) ARE AT THE LOWEST LEVELS IN HISTORY. IN THE PAST 10 YEARS THE RATE HAS DECLINED BY 50 PERCENT. ON AVERAGE 10 TO 15 HUNTING-RELATED ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING FATAL AND NON-FATAL, OCCUR EACH YEAR AMONG CALIFORNIA'S 300,000 HUNTERS.