On February 15, 2024, the day after the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting, Vice President Kamala Harris repeated the false claim that gun violence is the number one killer of children.
Harris used the post Tell X, “The number one cause of death for children in America is gun violence, not some disease or traffic accident.”
She made this same claim in July 2023, and Breitbart News fact-checked the claim, stating that according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) numbers, 0-17 years old in 2020 The number of firearm-related deaths among children was 2,281; She had 2,503 motor vehicle deaths for the same age group.
Additionally, CDC statistics show that children are 27 times more likely to die in a motor vehicle accident than a gun accident, and children are 10 times more likely to die from accidental suffocation than to die from a gun accident.
Nevertheless, Harris reasserted himself and “made the call” the day after the Chiefs shooting.[ed] We’re asking Congress and state legislators to have the courage to pass common-sense gun safety laws. ”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and also writes Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment for Breitbart News. He is also a writer and curator. He is a political analyst for Armed American Radio and a professional staff member for Pulsar Night Vision. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and completed his Ph.D. Military history focusing on the Vietnam War (Brown Navy), the U.S. Navy since its inception, the Civil War, and early modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_Hawkins. To get Down Range, you can sign up at breitbart.com/downrange. Please contact us directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
