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- NATION, Page 25American NotesGUNSCasualties on The Home Front
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- The Persian Gulf war ended with a stunningly low U.S. death
- rate. But the home front is producing far grimmer battle
- statistics. According to a federal study released last week,
- gunshot wounds are the prime cause of death among both black
- and white teenage boys. Young black males are still 11 times
- as likely to be murdered with a gun as are white youths. Yet
- the firearm death rate among all male teenagers increased more
- than 40% from 1984 to 1988, exceeding the mortality rate from
- natural causes. "Where are the yellow ribbons of hope and
- remembrance?" asked Health and Human Services Secretary Louis
- W. Sullivan in announcing the statistics. "Where is the
- heartfelt commitment to supporting the children of this war?"
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