Every year, almost 3,200 children and teens die from gunfire, and another 17,450 are injured.
And Statistic of the Month
The firearms used by American youth ages 19 and younger in 90% of firearm suicide attempts and completions, and in 72% unintentional firearm deaths and injuries, were stored in the residence of the victim, their relative, or their friend. On average, 68% of suicides for youth ages 15-24 are committed with guns.
-- Grossman, DC, Reay DR, Baker SA. “Self-inflicted and unintentional firearm injuries among children and adolescents: the source of the firearm.” Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, August 1999;153:875-8; American Association of Suicidology, Washington, DC, 1998.
And while you're at it--check out this blog post:
Gunfire Deaths in Children vs Pro-Life A Political Double Standard
Come on, why don't you go there and point out how better gun laws aren't the answer?
Afraid for showing yourselves up for being ignorant &%$£s!
