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Child gun deaths: By the numbers

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May 11, 2013

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution examined 65 firearms-related deaths of Georgia children since 2010, culled from news stories, police reports and other documents. The breakdown of those cases:

Accidental shootings: 10 | Unintentional homicides: 12 | Homicides: 32

Justifiable homicides (shot by police): 3 | Murder-suicides: 7 | Suicide: 1

Killings for which criminal charges were filed: 37 | Victims killed by other children: 28

Source: AJC research

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