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safety-gun-control1 year ago

"157 Unintentional Child-Related Shootings Reported in Last Year, Everytown Reveals"

Everytown reports that at least 157 people were killed and 270 injured in unintentional shootings by children last year, with incidents often involving teenagers or young children. The lack of comprehensive national data on unintentional shootings has spurred the advocacy group to call for better tracking and public data to prevent such tragedies. Firearms remain a leading cause of accidental child death, and efforts to promote safe firearm storage are being emphasized by advocates.

politics2 years ago

Biden's Persistence on Gun Safety Despite Controversial Speech Ending.

President Joe Biden has said that the US has reached a "tipping point" in the fight to strengthen America's gun laws, due to the activism of the gun violence prevention movement that has gathered increasing strength in recent years. He called for a repeal of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which immunises gun manufacturers from lawsuits filed by gun violence victims, and for the enactment of universal background checks before anyone can purchase high-powered rifles. Though chances of a federal assault weapons ban making it to his desk are slim to none given the composition of Congress, Mr Biden promised the gun safety advocates that he will "never stop fighting".