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Gun violence was leading cause of death for US kids and teens in 2021, study finds

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The Washington Post

Guns killed a record number of U.S. children in 2021, study finds

Guns killed a record number of children in the United States in 2021, exceeding the peak registered in the first year of the pandemic, according to a new analysis of CDC data. The report said 4,752 ...
Los Angeles Times

Judge overturns statewide ban on gun shows, orders O.C. fairgrounds to resume bookings

It’s been two years since the Orange County fairgrounds hosted a gun show — due to a law prohibiting firearm and ammunition sales on the state-owned property that opened the door to a statewide ban — ...
Ars Technica

Gun deaths among US kids continue to rise; Southern states have worst rates

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020, so did another grim reality: For the first time, guns became the leading cause of death for American children and teenagers, surpassing car accidents, the ...
Los Angeles Times

O.C. fairgrounds gun shows resume after judge overturned 2-year ban

Once at an existential crossroads — after state legislators enacted a ban on the sale of firearms and ammunition on state-owned property, first in Orange County and then statewide — gun shows have ...