We don't know. An example of one country is the USA, where according to the university of Michigan health system:
http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/guns.htm
The 2002 edition of Injury Facts from the National Safety Council reports the following statistics :
It is difficult to provide a specific number as justified shootings can vary depending on legal definitions and circumstances. However, according to the CDC, in 2019, there were around 15,000 homicides by firearm in the United States. Justified shootings would be a subset of this total number.
On average, there are about 15-20 icicle-related deaths per year in the United States. These deaths usually result from icicles falling on individuals or causing accidents due to slippery conditions they create.
Thousands, and it will keep on happening until people realize that this is not the wild west where the only way of settling things was by shooting, the problem is that some people think it is their God given right to use a gun for "protection" isn't that a hoot? Protection from what, from other people running around with guns!! And so it goes......
Assault rifles are responsible for a small percentage of gun-related deaths in the US each year, estimated to be less than 500. However, the overall number of deaths caused by firearms, including handguns, is much higher, with approximately 40,000 deaths annually.
Around 8 million people die each year due to smoking-related causes, according to the World Health Organization. These deaths include both direct smoking-related illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease, as well as deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke.
Less than 1% of all firearm deaths involved what are CALLED assault rifles.
Traffic crashes by far. Most recent stats I could find showed about 29,500 total firearm deaths in the US (not just handguns, all firearms). Traffic crashes accounted for about 42,500 deaths. If you're talking about accidental deaths (that is, many of the 29,500 firearm deaths are intentional), traffic accidents are much, much more likely to cause a death than an accidental firearm death.
It is not known how many deaths are caused by artichokes every year. It is possible that artichokes do not cause any deaths.
It depends what type of gun and ammunition he was using and what the use was for Tim's answer: More context would be appreciated. In some states, a parent can give a firearm to their child. I started shooting when I was 9 years old and living on a farm. I didn't shoot anyone and didn't kill too many critters or break too many things that I shouldn't have. If the child was trained in firearm safety and is a fairly responsible child, then what's wrong with a 12 year old child having a firearm?
Average of 8 deaths a year in American football.
20 to 500 deaths a year
523 deaths per year on average
around 150 deaths are caused each year by falling coconuts
Worldwide there are about 1.2 million deaths each year.
430,000 deaths are caused by smoking each year.
maybe a year
It is difficult to provide a specific number as justified shootings can vary depending on legal definitions and circumstances. However, according to the CDC, in 2019, there were around 15,000 homicides by firearm in the United States. Justified shootings would be a subset of this total number.