Opinion: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren't we warning them?

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Ad campaigns made smoking uncool. The gun violence epidemic deserves the same treatment.

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing her ‌— cigarettes ‌‌— she interspersed her words of warning about the dangers of smoking with taking puffs of a cigarette through her tracheostomy hole‌‌.

That night, I flushed my father’s cigarettes down the toilet. The woman’s image haunted my nightmares for years. After seeing that video, I never lighted up.

 

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Well, maybe the biggest public health threat assuming that you don't count the ones purposely killed before they're born.

KHNews Oh yeah. Kids, especially testosterone laden young my-pronoun-is-hims, would really buy into a public information campaign. Especially as the Soros prosecutors continue to eliminate consequences.

KHNews Guns are the number one killer of children but the GOP is focused on drag shows because they inspire hate and motivation from their base. The GOP has always been the opposite of pro-life.

Don’t think so,,it’s the parents that not paying attention to There kids,only to themselves,that’s the problem they don’t realy want kids but are pressured by there parents that want to have grand kids,,that’s why daycares are big business,,,,

Not true. Guns DON'T KILL...PEOPLE KILL!!! If these CORRUPT PROSECUTERS would PROSECUTE the damn thugs there'd be LESS MURDERS!!!! Get your heads out of your a$$e$.

(1/2) When I lived in LA, I came to realize that most people don’t have guns there, with the exception of criminals and the police The idea of having a gun to defend yourself from a criminal, even when you live in the hood, is still somewhat far removed from most Angelenos minds

Parents. Might be time to stop letting your kids play video games all night long. You know the ones where they kill people by the dozens with GUNS!!

Yeah sure. Not Fentanyl. Go away with your self serving agenda. Fentanyl and the cartels that have invaded and taking over the streets should be front center Gonna write about that or you scared they will come to your doorstep with Guns!!

Bullets are. Men don’t know what they want and girls are never women we just want to be beautiful for the sake of 🪩 dance

Trash opinion, I'd say a horrible diet and abuse of big pharma drug are the biggest health risk to the youth today

Fake news again!!!

This is a lie!

This is a stupid opinion. They used to teach gun safety in schools. We don’t need to warn children just teach them.

The visual media is the biggest threat. Their sensationalization and dehumanization of gun and other violence on BOOB TOOB showz and 'video games' encourages kids to believe nonsense such as 'You can be killed and 'magical mystical powers' bring you back like nothing happened'

Ummm, fentanyl is way worse.

False.

That's one opinion another would be Rona shots are the biggest heath threat kids face.

I had gun safety class at 12. Are they not offering such anymore?

Most of these kids have single mothers, looks like feminism and single motherhood is actually the biggest contributor to this public health threat

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