Examining the data
One of the benefits of living in the future is the ease of which one can access primary sources. I was preparing to refute some Common Nonsense, and was looking at the causes of death for children, and I was able to generate this graph: (2007 is the latest data that the CDC provides.)
What is interesting, is that on the CDC site, you can click into the bars and further break down the data (these are raw numbers, not per 100,000). I knew that firearms were way down on the list. What I didn’t realize was how high some other things were on the list. And some of the data is oddly specific:
- 304 children drowned in swimming pools.
- 276 children drowned in natural water.
- 305 children died after “Accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified”
- 141 children were killed as an “Occupant of special ATV or other MV designed primarily for off-road use”
So there you go. Three specific things that are demonstrably more dangerous to children than firearms: Swimming pools, narcotics, and ATVs. I can only assume that since this is for the children, you will change the focus of your group immediately.
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Data… « Freedom Is Just Another Word… on
Mon, 16th Jan 2012 5:02 pm
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Excellent statistics that destroy gun control myths « Reformed Musings on
Sun, 29th Jan 2012 10:26 pm
[...] Data… January 16, 2012 Just sucks.. [...]
[...] first study destroys the myth that firearms are a leading cause of death for children 18 and under. In fact, vehicle accidents kill over 40 times the number of children as firearms in 2007, the [...]
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