Are household firearms stored less safely in homes with adolescents?: Analysis of a national random sample of parents

Author: Johnson, R. M. / Miller, M. / Vriniotis, M. / Azrael, D. / Hemenway, D.
Publication: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
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Topics: Age Group Storage U.S./National
Keywords: Adolescent Adult Child Data Collection Female
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The authors used data from the National Firearms Study 2004, a telephone study of 392 adults in the U.S., in an examination of firearm storage practices in households with adolescents only (aged 13-17 years) compared with households with younger children only (aged 0-12 years). Of respondents, 22% had a loaded firearm, 32% had an unlocked firearm, and 8% had a firearm stored loaded and unlocked. Compared with households with younger children, households with adolescents only were somewhat more likely to store a firearm unlocked (42% vs 29%), loaded (26% vs 20%) or both (10% vs 8%).