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  1. Dr. Jeremy Faust, an ER doctor at Mass General Brigham Hospital in Boston, who was the study’s lead author, said he was dismayed to find that most of the #children’s #deaths were #homicides & #suicides.

    “It’s surprising how few of these are accidents. I always thought that a lot of pediatric mortality from #guns is that somebody got into the wrong place, & I still think #SafeStorage is important, but it’s mostly homicides & suicides,”Faust said.

    #PublicHealth #GunControl #GunViolence #law

  2. Unlocked, loaded guns more common among parents who give kids firearm lessons - Enlarge / A man helps a boy look at a handgun during the National Rifle... - arstechnica.com/?p=2048347 #firearminjury #firearmdeath #safestorage #children #firearms #unloaded #unlocked #science #parents #loaded #locked #teens #guns

  3. “They are, 1, trying to normalize the presence of military grade hardware in our society,” Bates said.”That’s why you see things like #OpenCarry. & 2, they are trying to militarize #politics. That’s what this is about, & you cannot have a functioning #democracy at the barrel of a #gun.”

    #Republican #BeGole also said the bill would help halt future #legislation limiting gun use. Last yr, #Michigan passed 4 major #laws to limit #GunAccess, incl’g requirements for #SafeStorage & #BackgroundChecks.

  4. Safe gun storage laws are linked to a 17% reduction in firearm-related homicides by juveniles. The effect of safe storage laws is stronger among whites than nonwhites and is driven by states enforcing the strictest safe-storage standard. #safestorage #NICHDimpact
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/348987

  5. Lock up your guns and ammunition.

    Households that locked both ammunition and firearms had a 78% LOWER RISK of self inflicted firearm injuries among children and teenagers. #momsdemandaction #teens #safestorage

  6. Safe gun storage laws are linked to a 17% reduction in firearm-related homicides by juveniles. The effect of safe storage laws is stronger among whites than nonwhites and is driven by states enforcing the strictest safe-storage standard.

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/348987

    #NICHDimpact #safestorage #gunsafety #prevention #gunlaws #firearms