Not a day goes by without reports of more tragic incidents of gun violence against children. In 2020, firearms were the leading cause of death in children in the United States. While alarm at increasingly frequent school shootings, suicides, accidents, and other senseless deaths is mounting, the U.S. has not moved forward as a nation to stem this rising tide. An eye-opening analysis by state of U.S. youth firearm mortalities statistics from 2010-2019, which appears in the American Journal of Medicine Open, provides important clues about how to effectively address these problems.
US youth firearm mortality increases over the past decade: Trends differ significantly across states
Not a day goes by without reports of more tragic incidents of gun violence against children. In 2020, firearms were the leading cause of death in children in the United States. While alarm at increasingly frequent school shootings, suicides, accidents, and other senseless deaths is mounting, the U.S. has not moved forward as a nation to stem this rising tide. An eye-opening analysis by state of U.S. youth firearm mortalities statistics from 2010-2019, which appears in the American Journal of Medicine Open, provides important clues about how to effectively address these problems.