Rubenstein A, et al. - Researchers examined temporal trends in mortality from firearms among US schoolchildren by age and race from 1999 to 2017. This is the first report looking at firearms mortality in US school-age children, which is a growing clinical and public health crisis. In 2009, firearm-related mortality among school-age children reached epidemic proportions among 5- to 14-year-olds in 2014 among 15- to 18-year-olds. From 1999 to 2017, there were 38,942 deaths due to firearms in school-age children. Results revealed that 61% were due to assault, 32% due to suicide, 5% were accidental, and 2% were undetermined. In US schoolchildren, mortality from firearms is increasing at alarming rates, particularly among blacks and those aged 15-18. Clinicians, public health officials, and the general public should oppose federal laws and policies that limit firearms research.