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Tragedy in Texas, VOA: The silent epidemic of guns that take the lives of children

Tragedy in Texas, VOA: The silent epidemic of guns that take the lives of

The world pays more attention when mass murder killings, like the one in Uvalde, Texas, take innocent lives in the United States.

Less noticeable is the increasing rate of daily gun deaths of children under 14 years of age. As Voice of America correspondent Veronica Balderas reports, researchers say firearms are the leading cause of death for American children.

"My nephew was hit twice. "Once in the chest up close, and once in the head in the form of execution", says the grandmother of a teenager killed with a gun.

He was 15-year-old Malachi Jackson, killed in Washington last month. His grandmother says a suspect has been caught and a criminal investigation is under way.

"It started with two children fighting. They were exchanging words. In Washington, these kids have guns, just like they have ice cream. "It should not be so easy for a child to take up arms," ??said the grandmother, who wore a mask for her safety during the on-camera interview.

Jackson is one of 500 teens killed with firearms this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which records gun deaths based on data made public. Some of these deaths are homicides, others are accidental.

"For teenagers 12 years old, or over 10 years old, it is gang activity and many other things. Children under the age of 10 die from the gun after finding their father's gun, which has not been properly stored. "They play with weapons and do not realize that the damage from them is fatal," said Mark Bryant, executive president of the Archive of Violence with Guns.

Mass shootings this month in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York, have shocked the world. But everyday violence, like Jackson's murder, is an epidemic, researchers say.

Gun deaths among young people increased by almost 30% in 2020.

Gun violence kills more children than car accidents, drug overdoses and even cancer, say University of Michigan researchers.

“Ndonjëherë është qasja tek armët që nuk janë të tyret, dhe ndonjëherë është ngacmimi, që u bëjnë në shkollë. Gati 60% e vdekjeve me armë janë realisht vetëvrasje, dhe shumica e tyre ndodhin në zonat rurale”, thotë Marc Zimmerman, profesor në Institutin për Parandalimin e Lëndimeve me Armë, në Universitetin e Miçiganit.

Ndërsa vazhdon pandemia e COVID-19ës, ekspertët thonë se është e lehtë të shihet se çfarë po i rrit statistikat – çrregullime emocionale si ankthi dhe depresioni në rritje, apo qasja e lehtë tek armët në shumë shtete amerikane.

“Çrregullimet e shkaktuara nga ankthi, është diagnoza më e pranishme. Në veçanti kur kombinohet me përdorim substancash, shohim sjellje vetëshkatërrimtare dhe shkatërrimi të të tjerëve në një nivel të paparë”, thotë psikologu Gregory Jantz.

Malachi Jackson's grandmother and family are still in mourning and want politicians to keep guns out of the hands of children.

"There are deaths on our streets every day, two or three children a day! We are angry, sad, worried. "We need stronger laws!" Says Jackson's grandmother.

The National Arms Association, which for years promoted the liberalization of gun laws, did not respond to VOA's request for an interview.

The association's annual convention begins Friday in Houston, Texas, just days after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two elementary school teachers at Robb./VOA