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Yeah and all those other problems probably have solutions that could reduce the numbers too. Such as having much more stringent driving tests in the US. Firear
by ebbv 14y ago
Yeah and all those other problems probably have solutions that could reduce the numbers too. Such as having much more stringent driving tests in the US.
Firearms are still responsible for 3,007 out of the 16570 non-natural deaths listed. Or 18%. That's not insignificant.
The solution is not to throw up your hands in the air and say "Oh well there's a bunch of reasons why kids die. Let's not bother doing anything."
- greedo 14y agoI'm not throwing up my hands. I'm pointing to facts. And you're conflating suicides with accidental deaths and homicides. Curiously, the link I posted only breaks out homicides via firearms. According to the CDC, firearms constitute around 84% of the weapons used in homicides for ages 5-19 in 2005. The previous study has it at 65%, so it dropped 19% in two years. If child/young adult safety is truly the goal, then there are far bigger fish to fry than controlling firearms.