According to multiple sources, including the Childrens Defense Fund and the CDC, firearms are the number one killer of children in America. In 2020 and 2021, firearms were responsible for more child and teen deaths than any other type of injury or illness, surpassing deaths due to motor vehicles, which had long been the number one factor in child deaths. Firearms contributed to the deaths of more than 4,000 children and teens in the United States in 2020. The child firearm mortality rate has doubled in the U.S. from a recent low of 1.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2013 to 3.7 in 2021. The United States has by far the highest rate of child and teen firearm mortality among peer nations.