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drclaeys posted...

Friends,

I think in 2020 and 2021, the biggest killer of teens was guns.

Of course all the gun lovers say "gang Violence" and Suicide.

If your 16 year old kid was shoot and killed, WHY does it matter how.

https://everytownresearch.org/graph/firearms-are-the-leading-cause-of-death-for-american-children-and-teens/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/darreonnadavis/2023/10/05/firearms-now-no-1-cause-of-death-for-us-children---while-drug-poisoning-enters-top-5/?sh=467cf5d8609e

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/us/gun-homicides-and-suicides-in-us-children-and-teens-are-at-a-record-high/index.html

I know I'm going to be in the unpopular majority here...but banning guns isn't going to fix anything and isn't the answer. I'm one of many law-abiding, gun owning citizens and it isn't a gun problem, its a mental health and people problem. Taking away guns wont fix anything, people will still get access to them through back-channel and illegal ways and crimes involving firearms will still be commited. All it will do is make it harder for law-abiding citizens to acquire them.