A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study reveals that up to 43% of U.S. households store loaded guns, with half of them not in locked containers. The study highlights that firearms causing unintentional child deaths were stored loaded 74% of the time and unlocked 76% of the time, emphasizing the need for safe storage practices to prevent accidents.
I was joined by @TeachersUnify to discuss @NYCSchools' plan to distribute new federal guidance on firearm safe storage. Ensuring guns are unloaded and locked would prevent 100s of youth suicides and unintentional shootings a year. These resources will keep our kids safe. https://t.co/amNBR40ZdC
.@CDCgov reports that guns are often not stored securely – even when loaded & with children at home. Safe storage devices save lives. My bipartisan Prevent Family Fire Act will promote these devices and combat the epidemic of gun violence. https://t.co/jqVfQFGlXk
Only 43% of US households store loaded guns, a study says. https://t.co/ULB4NGV4C9
According to a CDC study, up to 43% of households are not storing guns securely: unloaded and with the ammunition stored separately from the firearm. https://t.co/4eZVQL7qCs
Guns often stored unsafely in U.S. homes, CDC survey suggests https://t.co/rWNSxdRKtS
The CDC said firearms that caused unintentional deaths of children were stored loaded 74% of the time and unlocked 76% of the time. https://t.co/pJzOXe99vx
According to a study published by the CDC, up to 43% of U.S. households store loaded guns and half of those households do not put them in locked containers. https://t.co/RtGXVwkLOx
Up to 43% of US households store loaded guns, study says https://t.co/LdLKiH3b7s
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study indicated that numerous gun owners with children under the age of 17 keep their guns loaded and unlocked. https://t.co/9xaYWSRrPn
Loaded guns often are not locked, even in homes where there are children, federal researchers reported. https://t.co/QVYyyorfa1