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This study will use findings from a nationally representative survey to better understand the factors and interventions that may increase the use of safe firearm storage practices and reduce the number of gun-related suicides and injuries among children.
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Gain a better understanding of the factors that determine how parents store their firearms and of the effectiveness of child access prevention laws and lethal means counseling in increasing the use of safe firearm storage practices.
Use a nationally representative survey of approximately 4,000 U.S. adults who live in households with firearms, including a subsample of several hundred adolescents ages 13-17, and the adolescent’s parent, to explore the following questions:
This study will inform policies and interventions that aim to increase use of safe firearm storage practices and reduce the number of gun-related suicides and injuries among children.