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Originally posted by stevepaa
Law abiding citizens defending themselves ~0
You forgot children killed by playing with guns in the house which is greater than citizens defending themselves.
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Geez stevepaa, two in a row - I hope you don't think I'm picking on you. Anyway, the "children" both the CDC and HCI use to compile their statistics range in age up to 21 years old, where they reach full legal "adulthood". The NRA published information on this years ago, and unlike the CDC or HCI, they fully annotate these reports and provide all references. Anyway, the vast majority (like 80-90%) of the CDC/HCI "children" turned out to be inner city gang bangers involved in the drug trade and prostitution, among other things. They were also between about 17 and 21 years old. What brought this to attention years ago was the HCI purchased billboard ad that said something about how often "children" die by gun violence. The billboard had about a dozen cute kids' portraits on it; they averaged about 7-8 years old, with the oldest being perhaps 15 or so. The portraits selected in no way represented the actual demographic of the victim group that appears in the statistics quoted on the billboard. They (CDC/HCI) don't want you to see the faces of the real "children"; they aren't nearly as cute, and don't tug nearly so hard at the old heartstrings.