MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoFirearms killed a record number of children in 2021, study findswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1472arrow-down135file-text
arrow-up1437arrow-down1external-linkFirearms killed a record number of children in 2021, study findswww.nbcnews.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square100fedilinkfile-text
U.S. children and teens are more likely to die because of guns than car crashes, drug overdoses and cancer.
minus-squarewrath-sedan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoGun homicides committed on 17-year olds 2018-2021 = 1,659 Gun deaths for ages 1-19 2018-2021 = 15,803 Source: https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html So even if we disregard your rampant disrespect for the lives of children, you have successfully described (at most) a little over 10% of child gun deaths, so I’m sure the families of the other 90% will totally agree with you.
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year agoShut up!
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Gun homicides committed on 17-year olds 2018-2021 = 1,659
Gun deaths for ages 1-19 2018-2021 = 15,803
Source: https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html
So even if we disregard your rampant disrespect for the lives of children, you have successfully described (at most) a little over 10% of child gun deaths, so I’m sure the families of the other 90% will totally agree with you.
Shut up!