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2023-04-17 02:45:23 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Newsom misrepresents homicide via firearm as death via firearm. Different sources report different statistics. ~40% of adolescent firearm deaths are due to non-homicide (e.g., suicide). Adjusting for this, homicides become comparable to drug overdoses & are much lower. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/04/06/gun-deaths-among-us-kids-rose-50-percent-in-two-years/ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/adolescent-health.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/child-health.htm

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• Newsom misrepresents homicide via firearm as death via firearm. Different sources report different statistics. ~40% of adolescent firearm deaths are due to non-homicide (e.g., suicide). Adjusting for this, homicides become comparable to drug overdoses & are much lower. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/04/06/gun-deaths-among-us-kids-rose-50-percent-in-two-years/ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/adolescent-health.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/child-health.htm