In US, Gun Violence Kills More Children Than Normal Accidents, 109 Deaths Everyday!!!

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According to the Children’s Defense Fund, almost 193,000 children and teenagers have been killed by weapons on American territory since 1963.

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This means that on average more than 3000 children die every year due to gun violence.

United States’ love for firearms has grown to such an extent.

In the country US, gun-related deaths among children and adolescents have overtaken even vehicle accidents.

As per data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the US in 2020 saw 45,222 firearm-related deaths.

Which means that every day, roughly 109 people die as a result of a firearm-related injury.

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Six out of ten deaths involved a firearm, and more than three out of ten involved a firearm homicide.

Previous analyses have also shown an increasing trend in firearm-related mortality.

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According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine,

The spike in gun-related deaths among Americans aged one to 19 was part of a nationwide 33.4 per cent increase in firearm homicides.

The research also points out that the rate of suicides using firearms also experienced a 1.1 per cent spike.

The previous analysis, which examined data through 2016, showed that firearm-related injuries were second only to motor vehicle crashes (both traffic-related and nontraffic-related) as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, defined as persons 1 to 19 years of age”.

New England Journal of Medicine.

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What Is Really Happening?

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According to the Children’s Defense Fund, almost 193,000 children and teenagers are killed by weapons on American territory since 1963.

This is four times the number of American soldiers killed in combat, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars combined.

This means that on average more than 3000 children die every year due to gun violence.

This increase has been attributed by experts to an increase in the number of guns owned by civilians.

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According to the Children’s Defense Fund, American civilians had 393 million weapons in 2017.

Which equates to more than one gun per person.

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The US military and law enforcement organisations, on the other hand, only had 5.5 million.

Conclusion.

According to the NGO, nearly one out of every five weapons is sold without a background check.

A loophole in federal law exempts sales at gun shows, online, or between private individuals.

As a result, 11 million people, including five million children, are now exposed to weapons at home.