Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high | CNN
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Children and teens in the US are dying of gun-related homicides and suicides in record numbers, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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    Children and teens in the US are dying of gun-related homicides and suicides in record numbers, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    There were 2,279 firearm homicides in children and teens (ages 1 to 18) in 2021 – double the number of deaths recorded a decade prior, according to the CDC’s WONDER database.

    Firearms have been the leading cause of death in children and teens since 2020, according to CDC data.

    Although school shootings account for a small share of child and teen gun deaths, they have been on a steady incline since at least 2017, according to a CNN data analysis — except for in 2020, when Covid-19 struck and schools pivoted to online learning.

    This year, there have been at least 54 shootings — 37 at K-12 schools and 17 on college and universities campuses — as of September 28.

    More than 500 shootings have taken place so far in 2023, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.

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