Now it is gun violence. When I heard that statistic, Mr. President, I assumed that most of those gun deaths must be accidents. But only 5% were. Only 5% [of gun deaths among children] were accidents. The rest were homicides and suicides and mass shootings. In other words, the leading cause of death in America, in the richest country in the world, in the greatest country in the world, is Violent shootings of our own children. (09:17–09:28)
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Asserts that only 5% of gun deaths among children are accidental, with the majority being homicides, suicides, and mass shootings.
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