Gun violence is now the leading killer of America's children, surpassing accidents, disease and even drug overdose, a report published last month found, as attention to the topic is raised after a man killed 19 children in Uvalde, , at their elementary school this week. Researchers at the University of , in Ann Arbor, write that over 4,300 children aged one to 19 years old died of a firearm related injury during the pandemic's first year - a 30 percent jump from the previous year.2020 was the first year that gun violence overtook vehicle crashes as a leading killer - both due to a surge in firearm deaths and a rapid fall in vehicle related deaths over the past two decades.
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