Debunking Guns Are The Number One Killer Of Kids In America

About this video

Colion argues that gun control advocates misrepresent firearm death statistics by defining ‘children’ as anyone under 20 (including legal adults aged 18-19) and by including suicides and justifiable self-defense shootings in their totals. He breaks down what he describes as deceptive framing in a widely-cited New England Journal of Medicine letter claiming guns are the leading killer of children. According to Colion, when limited to actual minors and excluding suicides and defensive homicides, firearms are not the leading cause of death for children.

Key takeaways

• Colion contends that gun control advocates inflate child gun death statistics by including 18- and 19-year-olds (legal adults) in their definition of ‘children’
• He argues that including suicides and justifiable self-defense shootings in firearm death counts is misleading, since suicides occur regardless of method availability and defensive shootings are legitimate uses of firearms
• Colion asserts that when the data is limited to actual minors (under 18) and excludes suicides and lawful defensive shootings, guns are not the leading cause of death for children

Episode details: published June 10, 2023 · 4:45 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Colion Noir’s legal commentary reflects his positions and teaching, attributed to him — it is not legal advice. His defensive-incident breakdowns are his analysis of reported incidents, attributed to him.

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