I find it hard to believe that half of youth gun deaths are because of parents leaving their guns accessable when there are so many gang and drug related shootings.
Jeanette Burrage -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Fraser-Paige <[email protected]> To: rufx2 <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 4:44 pm Subject: Re: Firearmsregprof -doctors He seems to be a staff writer for -- or at least a frequent contributor to -- Medical News Today. The only biographical information I could get in a quick search was this, from MediLexicon Intl. "Sy Kraft, BA, Writer Sy has a BA in Journalism from California State University and worked at Ogilvy, prior to that he was Principal at G2 (Grey Global)." MediLexicon seems to be the parent of Medical News Today. More important, where did he learn to do math? He cites "Approximately half of youth gun deaths, or more than 1,500 per year, occur because parents, relatives or friends leave guns accessible to kids." OK, one dead kid whose death could have been prevented by locking up guns is probably one too many. But that's 1,500 for the entire nation. Kraft goes on to cite these numbers for New York State: "In New York State alone, more than 95,000 youths live in homes with loaded weapons, and over 52,000 of these households have loaded and unlocked firearms." The number of kids killed with unsecured guns nationwide is less than 3% of the total number of kids "exposed" to unsecured guns in just one state! So the 1,500 kids is pretty small potatoes epidemiological speaking, wouldn't you say? Of course, I;m not a doctor and I;ve never played one on TV. But I can see a lies when it;s right there in front of me. Jamie On 6/22/2011 15:14, rufx2 wrote: Who is “Sy Kraft” The Center to Prevent Youth Violence (PAX), in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics, created the ASK (Asking Saves Kids) campaign. ASK is a national public health initiative that provides something real every parent can do to keep their children safe. Article posted at Medical News Today on 6/22/11 by ‘Sy Kraft’ http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/229340.php No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3719 - Release Date: 06/22/11 _______________________________________________ o post, send message to [email protected] o subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see ttp://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. nyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can ead the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the essages to others.
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