Statistics Reveal That Children Have Killed More Americans Than Terrorists This Year
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After it was officially confirmed that toddlers have killed more Americans than have terrorists so far this year, Opposing Views has put together a horrifying yet fascinating list of recent fatalities at the hands of young children.
You may notice that every single one of these deaths is the result of a child getting ahold of a gun.
Here’s the list:
January 10: 6-year-old playmate shoots and kills 4-year-old Trinity Ross, Kansas City, Kansas.
February 11: 4-year-old Joshua Johnson shoots and kills himself, Memphis, Tennessee.
February 24: 4-year-old Jaiden Pratt dies after shooting himself in the stomach while his father sleeps, Houston, Texas.
March 30: 4-year-old Rahquel Carr shot and killed either by 6-year-old brother or another young playmate, Miami, Florida.
April 6: Josephine Fanning (48) shot and killed by 4-year-old boy at a barbecue, Wilson County, Tennessee.
April 8: 4-year-old shoots and kills 6-year-old friend Brandon Holt, Toms River, New Jersey.
April 9: 3-year-old is killed after he finds a pink gun that he thinks is a toy, Greenville, South Carolina.
April 30: 2-year-old Caroline Sparks killed by her 5-year-old brother with his Cricket “My First Rifle” marketed to kids, Cumberland County, Kentucky.
May 1: 3-year-old Darrien Nez shoots himself in the face and dies after finding his grandmother’s gun, Yuma, Arizona.
May 7: 3-year-old Jadarrius Speights fatally shoots himself with his uncle’s gun, Tampa, Florida.
June 7: 4-year-old fatally shoots his father, Green Beret Justin Thomas, Prescott Valley, Arizona.
You may notice that every single one of these deaths is the result of a child getting ahold of a gun.
Here’s the list:
January 10: 6-year-old playmate shoots and kills 4-year-old Trinity Ross, Kansas City, Kansas.
February 11: 4-year-old Joshua Johnson shoots and kills himself, Memphis, Tennessee.
February 24: 4-year-old Jaiden Pratt dies after shooting himself in the stomach while his father sleeps, Houston, Texas.
March 30: 4-year-old Rahquel Carr shot and killed either by 6-year-old brother or another young playmate, Miami, Florida.
April 6: Josephine Fanning (48) shot and killed by 4-year-old boy at a barbecue, Wilson County, Tennessee.
April 8: 4-year-old shoots and kills 6-year-old friend Brandon Holt, Toms River, New Jersey.
April 9: 3-year-old is killed after he finds a pink gun that he thinks is a toy, Greenville, South Carolina.
April 30: 2-year-old Caroline Sparks killed by her 5-year-old brother with his Cricket “My First Rifle” marketed to kids, Cumberland County, Kentucky.
May 1: 3-year-old Darrien Nez shoots himself in the face and dies after finding his grandmother’s gun, Yuma, Arizona.
May 7: 3-year-old Jadarrius Speights fatally shoots himself with his uncle’s gun, Tampa, Florida.
June 7: 4-year-old fatally shoots his father, Green Beret Justin Thomas, Prescott Valley, Arizona.