Twice as many children are killed playing football in school than are murdered by guns. Thatâ??s right. Despite what media coverage might seem to indicate, there are more deaths related to high school football than guns. In a recent three year period, twice as many football players died from hits to the head, heat stroke, etc. (45), as compared with students who were murdered by firearms (22) during that same time period.6
Hey, it's not that I'm trying to argue, but that varies on location. I lived in some pretty rough neighborhoods in the bay/city and trust me...more kids get shot than die throughout the football season. It's no joke...they get killed everyday.