There were 29 hunting-related shooting incidents (HRSIs) in 2014, according to a newly released report from the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC). Except for 2012—the first year without a single reported fatality—at least 1 fatality related to gun handling in hunting and trapping in Pennsylvania has been reported each year. The leading causes of hunting-related shooting incidents in 2014 were a victim being in the line of fire or a victim being mistaken for game. Incidents caused by victims being mistaken for game doubled from 2013 to 2014.
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