“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”
Ashey Beasley
activist. Claim dated 27 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
CDC data for 2021 shows that for people ages 1 to 19, firearm-related deaths ranked No. 1, followed by deaths from car accidents.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ashey Beasley (activist) made this claim around 27 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 March 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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