Gun violence is a huge problem for U.S. children, so prevention is paramount

The United States has the highest rate of pediatric gun-related mortality of any industrialized country in the world.

Firearms are the second-leading cause of death for children and teens in America. About 60 percent of those deaths are homicides. Another 36 percent of those deaths are suicides – a rate which has grown nearly 80 percent in the last decade. Between 2013 and 2018, more than 250 school shootings occurred on the grounds of an elementary, middle, or high school, resulting in 109 deaths and 219 injuries. Even children who just witness gun violence are gravely affected both mentally and physically.

Simply put, gun violence is a huge problem for the children of America.

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