Kamala Falsely Claims that Gun Violence is Leading Cause of Death for Children

July 18, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted falsely on Sunday that gun violence is the leading cause of death for children.

She tweeted:

Congress must have the courage to step up and pass commonsense gun safety laws. pic.twitter.com/J0Naa8WHW8

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 16, 2023

Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show firearm-related deaths for children aged 0-17 was 2,281 in 2020, while the number of motor vehicle deaths for the same ages was 2,503.

Moreover, according to CDC numbers, children are are 27 times more likely to die an accidental car death than an accidental gun death and unintentional suffocation deaths are 10 times higher among children than accidental gun deaths.

The epically incompetent VP coupled her false claim about the number one killer of children with a push for universal background checks and an “assault weapons” ban.

California has had universal background checks and an “assault weapons” ban since the late 20th century, yet the CDC’s Homicide Mortality map shows California led the nation in 2021 with 2,495 homicides, according to the CDC.