how many kids die due to guns
1 Of the 2,694 youth deaths, 66% were homicides, 28% suicides, 5% accidents, and 1% unknown. 2  18,270 kids were killed or injured by guns. ( 3 The equivalent of 913 classrooms of 20 kids.). 4  American youth are 17 times more likely to die from gun violence than their peers in other high-income countries.n 2010 (the most recent year of gun statistics): 1  2,694 kids (aged 1-19) were killed by guns. ( 2 The equivalent of 134 classrooms of 20 kids.). 3  Of the 2,694 youth deaths, 66% were homicides, 28% suicides, 5% accidents, and 1% unknown.