Dear Americans: What's the leading cause of death among the young?

[Chas]

I don't have any sources, other than personal experience, but I think religion is a major contributing factor to the gun violence in the US. Something like 85% of the population define themselves as "religious", and the vast majority of them are Christian. Almost every Christian I know is a gun owner, and most of them have a cache of rifles and pistols in their homes, for "protection". When young people get their hands on guns, bad things happen. I'm willing to bet that most of the perpetrators of school shootings come from "good Christian" homes.

You don't have any facts, just your opinion. Most gun owners don't have a 'cache' and there are many Christians without guns.

So, if you you would like to present some facts to back up your interesting thesis ...