US children killed by guns reached record high 4,752 in 2021
WASHINGTON D.C.: A new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics reported that the number of child gun deaths in the US hit a record high in 2021 of 4,752.
The study, which used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's mortality database, noted that the figure from 2021 was up from 4,368 in 2020 and 3,390 in 2019.
Since 2020, gun violence has been the number one cause of death for Amer