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Parents Unaware of their Children’s Knowledge about Household Firearm

...it was seen that 201 reported keeping at least one firearm in the home, and 91 % percent of those had discuss...aid that they thought their children had handled a firearm in the home. On the other hand about 39 % of parents reported that their children did not know th...

A Shot at the Gun

...ted that the states, which had the higher rates of firearm posession by households, had also the highest rate...o pose some tough questions to those who lobby for firearm posession. AN...

Household Guns Associated With Higher Rates of Suicide in US

...l, used survey data to estimate rates of household firearm ownership in each of the 50 states and examined wh...s found that states with higher rates of household firearm ownership had significantly higher rates of suicide by children, women and men. In the 15 states wit...

Storage of Firearms Unsafe in Most Families

...e home.' Storage patterns are most influenced by firearm type, family socialization with guns and the age o...rvey measured family history of guns in the house, firearm types, storage behaviors and ownership....

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