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'Toddlers Kill': video speaks to absurdity of gun debate as it highlights a real issue 'Toddlers Kill': video speaks to absurdity of gun debate as it highlights a real issue
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Deadly toddlers who are running rampant across the country, killing people at an alarming rate, need to be locked up, a video released on Tuesday claimed.Deadly toddlers who are running rampant across the country, killing people at an alarming rate, need to be locked up, a video released on Tuesday claimed.
The video – titled Guns Don’t Kill People, Toddlers Do, – features toddlers playing with guns at home or in their back yards, while the narrator calls for them to be deported. The video – titled Guns Don’t Kill People, Toddlers Do, – features toddlers playing with guns at home or in their backyards, while the narrator calls for them to be deported.
“We need to lock them up,” the narrator says. “Not the guns – that’s just un-American. Round them up. Deport them. Get them out of our country. And keep them away from guns.”“We need to lock them up,” the narrator says. “Not the guns – that’s just un-American. Round them up. Deport them. Get them out of our country. And keep them away from guns.”
The video is a satirical take by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the McCann Executive Advertising Company on the conversation surrounding gun violence. It’s part of a campaign named Toddlers Kill that also aims to highlight a genuine issue of accidental shootings involving minors.The video is a satirical take by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the McCann Executive Advertising Company on the conversation surrounding gun violence. It’s part of a campaign named Toddlers Kill that also aims to highlight a genuine issue of accidental shootings involving minors.
“We were hoping it would speak to the absurdity that we see as the gun debate in America,” said Brendan Kelly, press secretary for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.“We were hoping it would speak to the absurdity that we see as the gun debate in America,” said Brendan Kelly, press secretary for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Kelly said the video has been a success, as it is being widely discussed. He attributes that to the fact that what is said in the video is true.Kelly said the video has been a success, as it is being widely discussed. He attributes that to the fact that what is said in the video is true.
An investigation by USA Today and the Associated Press that was published last week examined instances of gun violence involving minors between January 2014 and June 2016. The report found that since the start of 2014, more than 80 children younger than four fatally shot themselves. It also found that three-year-olds were the most common shooters and victims among young children, as nearly 90 of them were killed or injured in the same period.An investigation by USA Today and the Associated Press that was published last week examined instances of gun violence involving minors between January 2014 and June 2016. The report found that since the start of 2014, more than 80 children younger than four fatally shot themselves. It also found that three-year-olds were the most common shooters and victims among young children, as nearly 90 of them were killed or injured in the same period.
Researchers at the publications used the nonpartisan research group Gun Violence Archive, news reports and public sources to gather the information. The statistics also raised questions about the official US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tally of deaths by minors. In 2014, the publications found that 113 minors had died from accidental discharge while the CDC reported 74.Researchers at the publications used the nonpartisan research group Gun Violence Archive, news reports and public sources to gather the information. The statistics also raised questions about the official US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tally of deaths by minors. In 2014, the publications found that 113 minors had died from accidental discharge while the CDC reported 74.
According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 27 states have enacted child access prevention laws that aim to protect children from accessing guns in their homes, with the strongest imposing criminal liability on parents who negligently stored firearms while others simply prohibit gun owners from providing firearms to minors.According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 27 states have enacted child access prevention laws that aim to protect children from accessing guns in their homes, with the strongest imposing criminal liability on parents who negligently stored firearms while others simply prohibit gun owners from providing firearms to minors.
However, keeping firearms away from children is difficult, as a Harvard study found that seven in 10 children who live in a home with a firearm know where that firearm is.However, keeping firearms away from children is difficult, as a Harvard study found that seven in 10 children who live in a home with a firearm know where that firearm is.
Gun rights supporters ridiculed the video online for the use of toddlers in pushing this message.Gun rights supporters ridiculed the video online for the use of toddlers in pushing this message.
This is a real image that the Brady Campaign just tweeted out. I did not change this is any way. I am not joking. pic.twitter.com/xHbDbGzCyYThis is a real image that the Brady Campaign just tweeted out. I did not change this is any way. I am not joking. pic.twitter.com/xHbDbGzCyY
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association of the firearms industry, took issue with the USA Today-Associated Press investigation.The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association of the firearms industry, took issue with the USA Today-Associated Press investigation.
“The non-academic study cited (Chronicle of Agony) increases the number of incidents by including youth up to age 17 and ignores that an accident involving a six-year-old is a far cry from a gang-related ‘accident’ among older teenagers,” NSSF CEO Stephen L Sanetti said in a statement about the investigation. “The non-academic study cited (Chronicle of Agony) increases the number of incidents by including youth up to age 17 and ignores that an accident involving a six-year-old is a far cry from a gang-related ‘accident’ among older teenagers,” NSSF’s CEO, Stephen L Sanetti, said in a statement about the investigation.
Project ChildSafe is the firearms industry’s program that distributes gun locks to prevent accidents. The program was awarded $2.4m from the Department of Justice last year.Project ChildSafe is the firearms industry’s program that distributes gun locks to prevent accidents. The program was awarded $2.4m from the Department of Justice last year.
According to USA Today and the Associated Press, the National Rifle Association has said that there is now a one in a million chance of a child dying from a firearm accident.According to USA Today and the Associated Press, the National Rifle Association has said that there is now a one in a million chance of a child dying from a firearm accident.
President Barack Obama has called for smart guns, which utilize fingerprint technology to lock guns, as a way to reduce child deaths. The NRA has no formal opposition to smart-gun technology, though they do oppose laws mandating the adoption of smart guns. President Barack Obama has called for smart guns, which use fingerprint technology to lock guns, as a way to reduce child deaths. The NRA has no formal opposition to smart-gun technology, though they do oppose laws mandating the adoption of smart guns.
Kelly said the aim of the video was to encourage voters to consider candidates who support gun control measures.Kelly said the aim of the video was to encourage voters to consider candidates who support gun control measures.
“We are also trying to push people to get out to the ballot box, and keep in mind this November where candidates stand on solutions to gun violence,” he said.“We are also trying to push people to get out to the ballot box, and keep in mind this November where candidates stand on solutions to gun violence,” he said.