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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: bentway who wrote (60053)12/9/2005 4:47:41 PM
From: Wayners  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
Accidental discharge of a firearm accoounted for an additional 72 fatalities among "children".

As we can see, clearly children under the age of 15 are NOT victims of deadly and rampant gun violence. In fact in 2001 there were only 246 such incidents out of 11,348 or 2% of the total. Traggic for sure, but not rampant and out of control.

Let us contrast that to some other causes of death for children under 15 shall we?

Accidental drownings (pg 33 of the CDC report) accounted for 859 fatalities of "children" that year. This is 349% MORE than gun violence.
Exposure to smoke, fire and flames (pg 33 of the CDC report) accounted for 527 fatalities of "children" that year. This is 214% MORE than gun violence.
Motor vehicle accidents (pg 32 of the CDC report) accounted for 2,456 fatalities of "children" that year. This is 998% MORE than gun violence
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