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Each year, more than 20,000 children and youth under age 20 are killed or injured by firearms in the United States
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An AOL user with WebTV could find the necessary information to debunk that ludicrous claim.
According to the Center for Disease Control, TOTAL deaths by accident, homicide and suicide for under 20 year olds in 1999 was 16,435. How many of those were from gunshot wounds? About 3,385 (Accidents 214, Homocides 1,990, Suicide 1078, balance undetermined as to intent) Sources
www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/pdf/nvsr49_8tb17.pdf and
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr49/nvsr49_11.pdf
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Firearms are the second leading cause of death among young people aged 10–19, second only to motor vehicle accidents.
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Confusing cause with means. It is tricky to discern, because the CDC numbers are not completely broken out, but wouldn't the 2nd leading cause of death actually be HOMOCIDE?
Madkiwi