2024-06-14 16:45:48
According to the CDC homicide is the 3rd leading cause of death. That is not exclusive to firearms. Regardless gun violence is not the number 1 cause of death for children [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(19-1-0) Author
2024-06-15 12:27:46
Firearm deaths only surpass vehicle deaths when defining children as 1-19. For children 1-17, vehicle deaths exceed firearm deaths. Including infants under 1, congenital abnormalities are the actual leading causes of death for children. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(17-0-3) Author
2024-06-15 12:29:28
This is simply false. Violence against children is abhorrent but guns violence is not the leading cause of death amongst children and teens. Americans under 19 make up roughly 25% of the US population and less than 2% of deaths. Motor vehicle deaths are still top. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(12-0-1) Author
2024-06-15 18:57:13
Abortion kills an order of magnitude more children than any other cause , well over a Million a year by the most conservative estimates. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-1) Author
2024-06-15 20:53:08
In the United States, laws are passed by Congress—which includes both the House and the Senate—and signed by the president. The US Supreme Court does not pass laws. To change the kind of guns permitted by law, Congress would need to pass a law, not the Supreme Court. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-0-1) Author