Child and teen gun deaths in the US jumped by 50% over the last two years

@rvawonk@newsie.social 🔗 https://newsie.social/users/rvawonk/statuses/110167439937678249 – The number of children and teens killed by gunfire in the United States increased 50% between 2019 and 2021.
FIFTY PERCENT. IN TWO YEARS. I keep pretty close tabs on these statistics and I had no idea it was that bad. 
#gunviolence #publichealth https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/04/06/gun-deaths-among-us-kids-rose-50-percent-in-two-years/

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