Suicide by guns soars among US teens: Study
A new study has revealed that suicide by firearm soared among adolescents in the US for the third consecutive year and access to guns is a leading cause of death among US children and teens.
The study from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence found suicide by guns killed 876 American children and teenagers in 2013.
The newly released figure is the highest level since 2001.
According to the report, 82 percent of deaths occurred with a gun belonging to a family member.
The shootings at schools also happened with a gun belonging to a member of family.
President of the Brady Center Dan Gross said millions of Americans have a gun in their homes to make their family safer, but every day dozens of these families learn “how dangerous and tragic that miscalculation can be.”
“The bottom line is, having a gun in the home dramatically increases the danger that a child will be shot and killed," Gross said.
"This is the third year in a row we've seen a rise in the rate of adolescent suicide by gun, and it's usually a parent's gun. The same holds true for preventable accidents and school shootings," he added.
The official also noted that 48 children are killed or wounded by gunfire in the United States every day.
Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Wyoming are the states with the most firearm deaths. Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island are the states with the fewest gun deaths.
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