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The Role of Boys in Gun Violence
There were 2,590 deaths among Americans under age 20 in 2021. 60% of those deaths were homicides; 32% were suicides and 5% were accidents. Black children are about five times as likely to die from gunfire than white kids. It is predominantly males who are using guns and males who are being killed by guns.