• Buelldozer@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

    The vast majority of those gun related deaths are accidents with parents’ guns at home.

    That really depend on the age of the child in question. According to the statistics as they get older it really tilts to suicide and criminal / gang violence.

    The biggest step parents can take to prevent all of it though is pretty simple; secure your firearms so that children cannot access them.

    • Hardeehar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      5 days ago

      Some of the most popular gun report statistics describe 18-19 years old as children. Those 18-19 year old “children” live in some of the poorest urban environments. Completely neglected by alot of the country and usually in a spot that’s overrun with gang violence.