Pandemic stress, gangs, and utter fear fueled a rise in teen shootings

Teens who grow up experiencing trauma from gun violence are more likely to use a gun against a peer, research shows. The number of children under 18 who killed someone with a firearm jumped from 836 in 2019 to 1,150 in 2020.

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