Gun control & childhood firearms deaths
2019-07-17 01:05:01.029028+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
American Academy of Pediatrics: Study: Tough gun laws linked to fewer firearm deaths among children
There were about 4,250 pediatric deaths from firearms each year, an annual rate of 4.65 per 100,000 children. About 62% were assault-related, 87% were male and 69% were ages 18-21, according to “State Gun Laws and Pediatric Firearm-Related Mortality,” (Goyal MK, et al. Pediatrics. July 15, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-3283 ).
Researchers found that adjusted mortality rates dropped 4% for every 10-point increase in the strictness of state gun legislation based on the Brady scoring scale.
Related commentary: No Silver Bullet: Firearm Laws and Pediatric Death Prevention Lois K. Lee, Judy Schaechter, which points out that there's a lot more detail that'd be useful to know.
I mean, if it's largely the kids of gun owners, then maybe this is just a situation that evolution will solve?