In 2001 on the Appalachian Trail there were: 0 people killed by cars 0 killed by falls 0 poisoned 0 pedestrians killed 0 drownings 0 burned to death 0 suffocated 0 killed by other causes AND 0 accidentally killed by firearms None of these statistics, like Bryan's, in anyway have anything to do with carrying firearms on the Appalachian Trail. Weary