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Table 5 Characteristics of Children (0–14) as Shooters in all unintentional firearm fatalities

From: Children and unintentional firearm death

Age of shooter

# of cases

Male

% male

Shoot self

Victim other children

Victim 15–19 year olds

Victim 20+

0–1

1

1

100 %

1

0

0

0

2–4

30

27

90 %

27

3

0

0

5–10

45

34

76 %

18

25

0

2

11–12

43

37

86 %

13

22

3

5

13–14

46

45

98 %

12

23

9

2

0–14

165

144

87 %

71

73

12

9

  1. Of the 21 victims over age 14, 6 were brothers, 4 parents, 2 other family, 6 friends, 1 stranger, 1 acquaintance, 1 known other