The image of kids getting shot is terrifying, which is why the American Academy of Pediatrics paints a picture of U.S. children getting shot, when their own statistics describe African-American teenagers getting shot:
Despite the declining rate of firearm injuries nationally, pediatric firearm injuries remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for children in the United States (U.S.). The purpose of this study is to describe the incidence and epidemiologic risk factors associated with fatal and non-fatal firearm injuries in U.S. children aged 0 to 19 years.
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Firearm injuries were disproportionately represented by male gender (p < 0.0001), age greater than 12 years (p < 0.0001), and non-Caucasian race (p < 0.05) compared to other ED visits.
These stats about “children” are about teenage street criminals.