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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For perspective, the number of kids dying from gun violence is [b]much [/b]higher than covid and the flu combined, and the pandemic (including school closures) is causing this rate to rise since the home is by far the highest risk setting for gun violence even when you count school shootings.

#kids who died from gun violence in 2019 (age 0-11): [b]271[/b]
#kids who died from gun violence in 2019 (age 12-17): [b]979[/b]

*These #s do not include the kids who were injured by guns.

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/more-children-being-shot-with-guns/65-005b8e4d-8e7c-42a6-9ee7-d1e7a2ac7539[/quote]

This country has a terrible record with gun violence and children. Look at Sandy Hook.  We need a national policy (kinda like we do for covid).  I don’t know what this has to do with this conversation. [/quote]
kids being kept at home = greater risk of kids dying in shootings

Are people really not getting this? Time to wake up to the fact that kids are at higher risk of dying from schools being closed than they are from the virus. Call it an unintended consequence if you will. Similar to how child abuse reports are way down this year. Do you think it's because all the economic strain, job loss, and 24/7 togetherness resulted in people suddenly not abusing kids anymore?[/quote]

This pandemic has exasperated the stress this society places on schools.  We really need to come together to develop social programs and a safety net in this country.  Opening schools isn’t going to solve this problem. [/quote]

I think you mean exacerbated. People are rightfully exasperated that schools are the last thing to open.[/quote]

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