2023-06-15 18:42:50
The number one killer of kids in America is Accidental Deaths (unintentional injuries). [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(39-3-15) Author
2023-06-15 19:10:22
CNN reported on gun related injuries overtaking car crashes: [Link] Citing an article by the new England journal of medicine and the cdc (non public source): [Link] In 2018 the nejm published a study on adolescent deaths: [Link] The nejm does group homicide under accidental injuries NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(16-3-9) Author
2023-06-15 21:49:12
Again Biden is trying to illicit emotions regarding child deaths to push a political narrative and doing a disservice by failing to mention a 1/3rd of the deaths a suicides which would likely not be prevented with any legislation regarding “weapons of war” or dangerous people [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-7-23) Author
2023-06-16 00:09:22
Factual but misleading. The total number of age 1-19 firearm deaths is 3,143 of which 1,102 (35%) are suicides. By comparison, suicides by suffocation are 1,110 and drowning is 995. The remaining 2,041 are homicides which are overwhelmingly teen-on-teen gang violence. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(19-2-6) Author
2023-06-16 01:32:35
According to the US government (CDC), the leading cause of death among children in the United States is accidental injury causing death (accidents). [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(17-1-4) Author
2023-06-16 01:52:37
According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, firearm-related deaths are now the most common cause of death in children. This is due to both a rise in gun deaths & a fall in motor-vehicle deaths. The article outlines steps that can reduce gun-related deaths: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-1-8) Author
2023-06-16 02:18:48
Snopes has shown this claim is skewed. The claim excludes children under 1 year old and adds 18 and 19 year old ADULTS into the study. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-4-3) Author
2023-06-16 07:19:37
The problem is not the gun. But it's rather mental health issues. Although it's important to make sure people with mental health issues don't have access tot guns, it would be more beneficial tot society to tackle the underlying issue: mental health. CURRENTLY_RATED_NOT_HELPFUL(4-2-9) Author
2023-06-18 22:28:11
According to the CDC, accidents are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents. The claim that guns are the leading cause of death for children would only be true if children under 1 are excluded and 18 and 19 year olds are counted as children. [Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-0) Author