Post by abbey1227 on Jan 3, 2023 8:56:28 GMT
USA TODAY
A record number of America's kids were injured or killed by gunfire in 2022
Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Mon, January 2, 2023 at 11:35 AM CST
It was less than an hour into 2022 when the first child was shot. The 14-year-old girl was standing outside watching fireworks in St. Louis when a bullet hit her in the arm.
In the year since, more than 6,000 children and teens were injured or killed in shootings, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. That's the most in a single year since the database began tracking nine years ago.
As the epidemic of gun violence continues to wreak havoc on the nation, here's how shootings affected America's children in 2022.
A record number of America's kids were injured or killed by gunfire in 2022
Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Mon, January 2, 2023 at 11:35 AM CST
It was less than an hour into 2022 when the first child was shot. The 14-year-old girl was standing outside watching fireworks in St. Louis when a bullet hit her in the arm.
In the year since, more than 6,000 children and teens were injured or killed in shootings, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. That's the most in a single year since the database began tracking nine years ago.
As the epidemic of gun violence continues to wreak havoc on the nation, here's how shootings affected America's children in 2022.
What to know about child gun deaths, injuries in 2022
More than 1,300 teens (ages 12-17) were killed and nearly 3,800 injured in 2022, according to the archive. More than 300 children (ages 11 and younger) were killed and nearly 700 injured. Those figures include homicides, accidental discharges and more but do not include suicides.
Though the number of children injured and killed by gun violence has remained steady in recent years, the number of teens has been rising each year since at least 2019, according to the archive.
A decade since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, took the lives of 20 first-graders and six staff members, dozens of kids were killed at school, and there was a record number of shootings on school grounds.
Number of kids killed or injured in 2022 is most on record
More than 1,300 teens (ages 12-17) were killed and nearly 3,800 injured in 2022, according to the archive. More than 300 children (ages 11 and younger) were killed and nearly 700 injured. Those figures include homicides, accidental discharges and more but do not include suicides.
Though the number of children injured and killed by gun violence has remained steady in recent years, the number of teens has been rising each year since at least 2019, according to the archive.
A decade since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, took the lives of 20 first-graders and six staff members, dozens of kids were killed at school, and there was a record number of shootings on school grounds.
Number of kids killed or injured in 2022 is most on record
What's contributing to the rise in gun violence?
The increase in firearm deaths and injuries among kids is being primarily driven by a large increase in homicides, said Mark Bryant, executive director of the Gun Violence Archive.
That's partly the result of increasing access to firearms, said Dr. Lois Lee, an associate professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. Firearm purchases increased over the last two years, and some states eased rules on purchasing and carrying firearms, Lee said. A Supreme Court decision in June also made it easier to carry firearms and inspired an avalanche of laws and lawsuits.
"As more and more households buy guns for whatever reason, more and more teens have ready access to improperly stowed weapons," Bryant said. He noted firearm conflicts between teens often result in others caught in the crossfire.
Dr. Samaa Kemal, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, said contributing factors also include the worsening mental health crisis among kids and lingering harships of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial stresses, decreased community-based resources and increased social isolation.
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The increase in firearm deaths and injuries among kids is being primarily driven by a large increase in homicides, said Mark Bryant, executive director of the Gun Violence Archive.
That's partly the result of increasing access to firearms, said Dr. Lois Lee, an associate professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. Firearm purchases increased over the last two years, and some states eased rules on purchasing and carrying firearms, Lee said. A Supreme Court decision in June also made it easier to carry firearms and inspired an avalanche of laws and lawsuits.
"As more and more households buy guns for whatever reason, more and more teens have ready access to improperly stowed weapons," Bryant said. He noted firearm conflicts between teens often result in others caught in the crossfire.
Dr. Samaa Kemal, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, said contributing factors also include the worsening mental health crisis among kids and lingering harships of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial stresses, decreased community-based resources and increased social isolation.
Gun ruling: Supreme Court decision prompts race to test 2nd Amendment's limits
What about school shootings?
Of all kids affected by gun violence last year, a small percentage were shot at school.
In 2022, there were 50 school shootings that resulted in injuries or deaths, according to Education Week. At least 31 children were killed in the shootings, including 19 murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
The K-12 School Shooting Database, which uses a broader metric, said the U.S. saw more shootings on school grounds – with more victims wounded or killed – in 2022 than any other year since 1970.
Last year was also notable because there were three "worst-case-scenario planned attacks," said David Riedman, lead database researcher:
In Washington, D.C., a sniper fired 300 rounds at a campus during dismissal.
In Uvalde, Texas, a former student entered through an unlocked door.
In St. Louis, a former student was able to break a window to open a locked door.
"In each of these cases, the shooter knew the school's plan for an active shooter and figured out how to defeat it," Riedman said.
Of all kids affected by gun violence last year, a small percentage were shot at school.
In 2022, there were 50 school shootings that resulted in injuries or deaths, according to Education Week. At least 31 children were killed in the shootings, including 19 murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
The K-12 School Shooting Database, which uses a broader metric, said the U.S. saw more shootings on school grounds – with more victims wounded or killed – in 2022 than any other year since 1970.
Last year was also notable because there were three "worst-case-scenario planned attacks," said David Riedman, lead database researcher:
In Washington, D.C., a sniper fired 300 rounds at a campus during dismissal.
In Uvalde, Texas, a former student entered through an unlocked door.
In St. Louis, a former student was able to break a window to open a locked door.
"In each of these cases, the shooter knew the school's plan for an active shooter and figured out how to defeat it," Riedman said.
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comments:
19 hours ago
How many of these deaths were directly related to gang activity? By the child either being an innocent bi-stander or part of the activity itself? Because that is 100% a cultural issue that needs to be addressed that would solve the vast majority of our gun violence. Not to mention that nearly all of gang violence is done with a firearm is a firearm that is illegally obtained and possessed.
19 hours ago
I think half this number is just from Chicago drive bys...
18 hours ago
Not that I am condoning this at all, but this starts out with proclaiming record numbers, yet inside the article , it states that deaths and injuries remained steady, There again, not a good thing. This article also states that disagreements between teens results in innocent bystanders getting shot. Yet , the problem is guns? How many of these drive by spray and pray that kills or injures these innocents are responsible? Most of those are gang related, seems the problems stem from society. Fatherless homes, breakdown of family values, not sure of who or what they are, loss of respect for anyone, the me first generation, and finally, the newest soft on crime politicians, instead of punishment for these violent crime, slap em on the hand, tell em don't do that again, and release them back on the street with no bail. Commit a crime, say hi to the cops and judicial system, then go back out and do it again.
17 hours ago
“That's partly due to increasing access to firearms, said Dr. Lois Lee”. It’s not from availability of guns, they have always been available and up until the 80's way less regulated and controlled. We need to put less restrictions on guns and more restrictions on people. You use a fire arm as a juvenile and commit a crime you should get real jail time. I see youths who shoot into occupied vehicles and homes and receive 6 months or less. Then at 19 their records closed and destroyed at 25. There is no record of them committing a gun crime when they go to legally buy a firearm at 21. We don’t have a gun problem we have a sense of morality and lack of personal responsibility problem. This article does not cite how many of these youths who died by “gun” were killed in the commission of a crime. I would like to know how many are gang members? How many killed by gun were killed by those who were previously jailed and released early given ridiculously low sentences. I want to also know how many on average officers were assigned to each child’s murder case as well as clearance rate? I would also like to know how 4 people stabbed to death gets daily coverage and a major Task force set up and the crime solved n about a month, while 5 killed in Chicago gets 2 officers assigned 3 years ago and still no resolution. Its morality and responsibility up and down the line period.
19 hours ago
According to data released by the FBI earlier in September, more than two and a half times as many people were killed by knife wounds versus those killed by a rifle of any kind.
This data comes at a time when many politicians have been highlighting concerns over the likes of “assault rifles” and the sort – which the FBI annual data again proves that rifles of any kind are not used in homicides on scales that many would reasonably believe.
19 hours ago
"As more, and more households buy guns for whatever reason..." Oh - you mean like rising crime rates, refusal to prosecute crime, understaffed police departments... those kinda "whatever reasons" that make people feel unsafe? If you look under the rug - issues that lead to rising crime are the tools that cause people to buy guns so the anti-gun folks can then blame the guns ..... for rising crime.
How many of these deaths were directly related to gang activity? By the child either being an innocent bi-stander or part of the activity itself? Because that is 100% a cultural issue that needs to be addressed that would solve the vast majority of our gun violence. Not to mention that nearly all of gang violence is done with a firearm is a firearm that is illegally obtained and possessed.
19 hours ago
I think half this number is just from Chicago drive bys...
18 hours ago
Not that I am condoning this at all, but this starts out with proclaiming record numbers, yet inside the article , it states that deaths and injuries remained steady, There again, not a good thing. This article also states that disagreements between teens results in innocent bystanders getting shot. Yet , the problem is guns? How many of these drive by spray and pray that kills or injures these innocents are responsible? Most of those are gang related, seems the problems stem from society. Fatherless homes, breakdown of family values, not sure of who or what they are, loss of respect for anyone, the me first generation, and finally, the newest soft on crime politicians, instead of punishment for these violent crime, slap em on the hand, tell em don't do that again, and release them back on the street with no bail. Commit a crime, say hi to the cops and judicial system, then go back out and do it again.
17 hours ago
“That's partly due to increasing access to firearms, said Dr. Lois Lee”. It’s not from availability of guns, they have always been available and up until the 80's way less regulated and controlled. We need to put less restrictions on guns and more restrictions on people. You use a fire arm as a juvenile and commit a crime you should get real jail time. I see youths who shoot into occupied vehicles and homes and receive 6 months or less. Then at 19 their records closed and destroyed at 25. There is no record of them committing a gun crime when they go to legally buy a firearm at 21. We don’t have a gun problem we have a sense of morality and lack of personal responsibility problem. This article does not cite how many of these youths who died by “gun” were killed in the commission of a crime. I would like to know how many are gang members? How many killed by gun were killed by those who were previously jailed and released early given ridiculously low sentences. I want to also know how many on average officers were assigned to each child’s murder case as well as clearance rate? I would also like to know how 4 people stabbed to death gets daily coverage and a major Task force set up and the crime solved n about a month, while 5 killed in Chicago gets 2 officers assigned 3 years ago and still no resolution. Its morality and responsibility up and down the line period.
19 hours ago
According to data released by the FBI earlier in September, more than two and a half times as many people were killed by knife wounds versus those killed by a rifle of any kind.
This data comes at a time when many politicians have been highlighting concerns over the likes of “assault rifles” and the sort – which the FBI annual data again proves that rifles of any kind are not used in homicides on scales that many would reasonably believe.
19 hours ago
"As more, and more households buy guns for whatever reason..." Oh - you mean like rising crime rates, refusal to prosecute crime, understaffed police departments... those kinda "whatever reasons" that make people feel unsafe? If you look under the rug - issues that lead to rising crime are the tools that cause people to buy guns so the anti-gun folks can then blame the guns ..... for rising crime.
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