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In 2008 alone, 20,000 American kids were injured with guns
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 754169:MV8yMDgzMjAzXzM1MDc3MDU0XzNEM0RCMjJB] [quote:seethelight:MV8yMDgzMjAzXzM1MDc2OTg4XzM2NDhEQ0E2] [quote:Anonymous Coward 754169:MV8yMDgzMjAzXzM1MDc2OTY4X0E4Q0JGMTI4] Yeah, and those stats include "kids" up to 24 years old. Most of the deaths are due to gangbangers killing each other. More high school kids are killed by school-sponsored sports events than murdered by guns each year. FACT: 82% of homicides to children age 13 and under were committed without a gun. FACT: In 1996 there were only 21 accidental gun deaths for children under age 15. About twice as many children under 10 die from drowning in bathtubs. MYTH: 13 Children are killed each day by guns. FACT: The statistics cited for this myth include "children" up to age 19 or age 24, depending on the source. Most violent crime is committed by males ages 16-24, so these numbers include adult gang members dying during criminal activity. FACT: Two-thirds of the people that die each year from gunfire are criminals shooting other criminals. FACT: Guns prevent an estimated 2.5 million crimes a year, or 6,849 per day. http://www.gunblast.com/Gun_Facts.htm [/quote] So all of that means 80 preschoolers a year being shot is ok? You're ok with that? [/quote] What I'm not ok with is removing our rights to prevent it. And anyway, statistics have proven that gun laws don't prevent murder anyway. In fact murder rates have gone up in every state that implemented stricter gun control laws. 22 children were killed this week in China by some guy with a knife. So are you going to make knifes illegal too? [/quote]
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Between 2008 and 2009 almost 6000 kids died in gun violence.
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link to www.childrensdefense.org
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What are you gun rights guys going to do about that?
Almost 100 preschoolers die every year in gun violence?
What's your solution?
If you don't want people like me, with kids, to advocate for gun control, and you obviously don't, what's the solution?
It's a serious question, please don't bash me.
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