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2023-05-25 16:42:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9A97E3C3563BB0E82431BB9C667AA67747CE521F927C3C9191CD8AAB1F2F42A8
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34% involve homicide where the victims are 18-19 years old. Another 20% involves homicides for 15-17 year olds. Black children were overall six times as likely to die from gun violence compared to white children. These deaths are largely gang related. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/03/29/guns-leading-deaths-children-us/ https://crimeresearch.org/2023/05/looking-at-the-false-claim-that-firearms-are-the-leading-cause-of-deaths-for-children-or-teens/
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