GUNS
Every two hours in the United States someone's child is killed with a loaded gun. Don't let it be your child!
Did you know?
• The risk of suicide is five times greater if there is a gun in the home.
• A gun in the home triples the risk of homicide.
• More than 5,000 children and adolescents die each year of gunshot wounds.
What can you do to protect your children?
• If a gun must be in your home, store it unloaded, in a locked place, and keep the ammunition in a separate locked place.
• Before allowing your child to play at someone else's home, make sure there is a responsible adult present, and don't be afraid to ask, "Do you have a gun in your house?"
Does this sound like common sense?
Then why do an estimated 3.3 million children in the United States live in households with firearms that are sometimes — or always — kept loaded and unlocked?
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