Study: Guns Kill Nearly 1300 U.S. Children Every Year

NEW STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON GUN VIOLENCE IN U.S.

(CNN) – A new study is shedding light on gun violence in the U.S.

Researchers found that from 2012 to 2014, on average 12,097 kids die each year from a gun-related injury.

That’s according to a study, published in the Journal Pediatrics.

More than half were homicides and 38% suicides.

About three percent were from self-harm.

The District of Columbia and Louisiana had the highest rates of child firearm deaths.

Researchers also found Delaware, Hawaii, Maine and New Hampshire had 20 or fewer deaths.