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Giantone · 05-09-2013, 10:12 PM

http://www.childrensdefense.org/chil...facts-2013.pdf

..............and some more facts.

Children’s Defense Fund
Protect Children, Not Guns
Key Facts
April 24, 2013
A child or teen dies or is injured from guns every 30 minutes.
• 18,270 children and teens died or were injuredfrom guns in 2010.  1 child or teen died or was injured every 30 minutes
 50 children and teens died or were injured every day
 351 children and teens, or 17 classrooms of 20 children, died or were injured every week.
　
More children and teens die from guns every three days than died in the Newtown massacre.
•2,694 children and teens diedfrom guns in 2010.  1 child or teen died every 3 hours and 15 minutes
 7 children and teens died every day, more than 22 every three days
 52 children and teens died every week
　
Over the past 50 years, three times more children and teens died from guns on American soil than U.S. soldiers were killed in action in wars abroad.
•Between 1963 and 2010, an estimated 166,500 children and teens died from guns on American soil, while 52,820 U.S. soldiers were killed in action in the Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars combined.
•On average 3,470 children and teens were killed by guns every year from 1963 to 2010, or 174 classrooms of 20 children every year.
Nearly three times more children and teens were injured by guns in 2010 than the number of U.S. soldiers wounded in action that year in the Afghanistan war.
•An estimated 15,576 children and teens were injuredby guns in 2010.  1 child or teen was injured every 34 minutes
 43 children and teens were injured every day
 300 children and teens were injured every week
•5,247 U.S. soldiers were injured in the Afghanistan war in 2010.
Guns kill more children under five than law enforcement officers in the line of duty.
•82 children under five died from guns in 2010, compared to 58 law enforcement officers killed by guns in the line of duty.
The US has more than ten times more gun deaths in children and teens than other high income countries.
•Children and teens in the US are 67 times more likely to die from guns than children and teens in the United Kingdom and 13 times more likely than children and teens in France.

05-09-2013, 10:12 PM	#174
Giantone Gamebreaker Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 14,590	Re: Pro-gun article http://www.childrensdefense.org/chil...facts-2013.pdf ..............and some more facts. Children’s Defense Fund Protect Children, Not Guns Key Facts April 24, 2013 A child or teen dies or is injured from guns every 30 minutes. • 18,270 children and teens died or were injuredfrom guns in 2010.  1 child or teen died or was injured every 30 minutes  50 children and teens died or were injured every day  351 children and teens, or 17 classrooms of 20 children, died or were injured every week. 　 More children and teens die from guns every three days than died in the Newtown massacre. •2,694 children and teens diedfrom guns in 2010.  1 child or teen died every 3 hours and 15 minutes  7 children and teens died every day, more than 22 every three days  52 children and teens died every week 　 Over the past 50 years, three times more children and teens died from guns on American soil than U.S. soldiers were killed in action in wars abroad. •Between 1963 and 2010, an estimated 166,500 children and teens died from guns on American soil, while 52,820 U.S. soldiers were killed in action in the Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars combined. •On average 3,470 children and teens were killed by guns every year from 1963 to 2010, or 174 classrooms of 20 children every year. Nearly three times more children and teens were injured by guns in 2010 than the number of U.S. soldiers wounded in action that year in the Afghanistan war. •An estimated 15,576 children and teens were injuredby guns in 2010.  1 child or teen was injured every 34 minutes  43 children and teens were injured every day  300 children and teens were injured every week •5,247 U.S. soldiers were injured in the Afghanistan war in 2010. Guns kill more children under five than law enforcement officers in the line of duty. •82 children under five died from guns in 2010, compared to 58 law enforcement officers killed by guns in the line of duty. The US has more than ten times more gun deaths in children and teens than other high income countries. •Children and teens in the US are 67 times more likely to die from guns than children and teens in the United Kingdom and 13 times more likely than children and teens in France. __________________ ....DISCLAIMER: All of my posts/threads are my expressed typed opinion and the reader is not to assume these comments are absolute fact, law, or truth unless otherwise stated in said post/thread.