American children more likely to die from gun violence than any other cause –

Gun violence is now the number one killer of American children, beating accidents, illness, and even overdoses, according to a new report.

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor write that in the first year of the pandemic, more than 4,300 children aged one to 19 died from gunshot wounds.

2020 marks the first year that gun violence has outstripped road traffic accidents in the last two decades, due to both the increase in gun deaths and the rapid decline in car-related deaths.

The report is another indicator of America’s growing problems with gun violence and the massive increase in crime that has hit the country since the start of the pandemic in early 2020.

The researchers, who published their findings Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found a record 45,222 deaths from firearms in 2020.

University of Michigan researcher Jason Goldstick (pictured) said there was no specific reason for the increase in gun violence, but that it was consistent with the increase in gun purchases.

Overall, there was a 13.5% increase in firearms-related deaths, including a 33% year-over-year increase in firearms-related homicides.

Suicides committed through the use of firearms also increased by one percent and even continued from year to year.

The research team writes that after seeing these statistics for the total population, they decided to assess how much of the burden of gun violence falls on the nation’s youth.

They found that in 2020, about six out of 100,000 children in the United States died from a fire alarm, while more than five out of 100,000 children died from a car accident.

Jason Goldstick, an associate research professor in Michigan, told DailyMail.com that there is no strong evidence pointing to a specific reason for the recent increase in violence.

Note that other studies have found similar findings on gun violence in the United States, with rising crime rates in much of the country showing the same thing.

Kade Lewin, 12, was shot to death in the head and chest while driving with her 20-year-old cousin, Jena Ellis.

A study by researchers from the University of California, Davis found an increase in firearm purchases at the start of the pandemic, but no direct correlation between purchases and increased state-level violence.

Goldstick also isn’t sure where the death rate will go from here because they might return to normal levels, but there’s also the possibility that this increased rate of gun violence is the new norm in America.

Drug overdose deaths also rose, nearly doubling from 2019 to 2020, affecting more than two deaths for every 100,000 children, surpassing drowning, cancer and birth defects as causes of death.

Fentanyl is largely responsible for the increase in drug-related deaths; A University of California, Los Angeles study published earlier this month shows that the number of teen deaths from synthetic opioids has tripled from 253 in 2019 to 884 in 2021.

The increasing prevalence of gun violence in America is affecting communities across the country and has become a major problem, particularly in cities like Chicago and New York City.

The Big Apple was hit 107 times in March, and 27 people were killed in the last week of the month. This comes on top of a nearly 60% increase in crime in February compared to the same period last year.

One example was Kade Lewin, 12, from Brooklyn, who was shot dead while in a car with two of her relatives, again shot but alive.

Investigators believe the family was not the target. A source told the New York Daily News that the killer targeted someone driving the same make and model car.

“Think for a moment. I was struck by what the family said as we spoke: Who’s the next kid? Who’s next kid? It could be you [children’s] sneakers – My son. Who’s the next kid? This story goes to the heart of trauma in our city and abroad, New York Mayor Eric Adams told reporters at a press conference earlier this month outside his grieving mother’s home in Brooklyn.

Suicide is also the leading cause of gun violence in America, and Goldstick points out that they are much more likely to be deadly than other forms of suicide or gunfire.