Firearm #deaths of #children & #teenagers rose significantly in states that enacted more permissive #GunLaws after #SCOTUS in 2010 limited local govts ability to restrict gun ownership, a new study has found.
In states that maintained stricter laws, gun deaths were stable after the ruling, researchers reported, & in some, even declined.
#Guns are the leading cause of death in the #US for people ages 1–17, acc/to the #CDC.
#PublicHealth #GunControl #GunViolence #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/health/gun-deaths-children.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N08.2WvW.KDuRZQyg1WN1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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