
 Originally Posted by 
JDNSW
					 
				 
				In the US, guns are the number one cause of child deaths.
			
		 
	 
 A friend of mine who is in the LAPD said that they consider a "child' in this particular stat being classified as someone under the age of 19. So, this figure  includes all those 'unalived' in gang related violence. If you take those out, the numbers are a lot, lot lower and cancer is the leading cause of child deaths. That doesn't mean the country isn't gun happy and kids don't fool around with guns in the home and the worst happens though. Far from it. The proliferation is quite ridiculous, compared to years gone by.
				
			 
			
		 
			
			
			
				
					Last edited by cripesamighty; 2nd October 2025 at 03:21 PM.
				
				
					Reason: typo
				
			
			
			
				
			
			
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