On Tuesday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claimed during a press conference held outside the state’s capitol that guns were the leading cause of death among young people.
“Guns are the number one killer of young people,” Whitmer said alongside a group of mostly older female activists. “Let it sink in. It’s not car accidents. It’s not cancer. It’s guns. In 2022, 2,526 children and teens died by a firearm.”
A report from Johns Hopkins University stated guns were the leading cause of death for those aged 1 to 17 in 2022, followed by motor vehicle crashes, cancer, poisoning and suffocation.
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