The stats posted by OTH are of course very misleading.
"Children" means minors. The vast majority of those firearms deaths of children are closer to 18 years old. Gangbangers, etc. Regardless of age, the vast majority of children who are hurt or killed as a result of fire arms are criminals, or children of criminals (or living in a home with a criminal).
That relates to the CDC claim that far higher US deaths occur under age 15.
Criminal kids at home with other kids that may, or may not be criminals. Older, criminal kid (or criminal parent) leaves loaded gun around (if they were responsible they'd not have had kids in the first place in their economic situation), kid gets killed playing with it.
When you look at a suburban demographic, US stats look like Europe—though slightly higher. When you look at a 3d world demographic in the US, the rate looks 3d world.
Ban having kids without a dad married to the mom, and you'll see a better reduction, frankly (since the bulk of US firearms deaths come from firearms that are illegally owned, anyway (kids of any age, felons, etc, may not purchase firearms in the US).
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