Guns are now the No. 1 killer of children in the U.S., surpassing car crashes. Gun death rates for children have been rising for years, and in 2020 guns became the leading cause of death for those ages 1 to 18. nyti.ms/3WjRP1Z
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Last year was a particularly violent one: 3,597 children died by gunfire. And while the statistics for this year are incomplete, it is clear that the carnage has not receded. nyti.ms/3WjRP1Z
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Last year, nearly two-thirds of gun deaths involving children were homicides, up 73% since 2018.
And while no group of American children has been spared, Black and Hispanic children are more likely to be killed. nyti.ms/3WjRP1Z
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Gun suicides are up too, by nearly 30% since 2018. Unlike homicides, gun suicides disproportionately involve white children, mostly teenage boys. nyti.ms/3WjRP1Z
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Gun violence is rising all over the U.S., but children in big cities are more than three times as likely to be killed as children in small towns.
While most of the states with the highest rates of child gun deaths are in the South, nowhere is immune. nyti.ms/3WjRP1Z
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The U.S. is an extreme outlier in child gun deaths. Researchers found that among large and wealthy nations, the U.S. accounted for 46% of the child population but 97% of all child gun deaths. See our examination of how guns are shaping American childhood.
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This year, ’s The Lives They Lived issue is about 12 children who died from gun violence — just a few of the thousands of children killed by firearms this year.
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Why so we can become Canada, the EU? , Australia? what part of Shall Not Be Infringed, don't you get?
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But hey! 2nd Amendment forevah!
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Such an advanced country with all the important priorities out of whack. The US has to revisit at least gun laws, abortion laws and fully funded public health care solutions.
It is absolutely insane this are issues in such a modern country.
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