Restrict Kids Access to Guns

In an updated policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics continues to recommend restricting children’s access to firearms. One in 5 injury deaths of those younger than 20 years is firearm related. In 2009, 114 individuals under age 20 died as a result of unintentional gunshot injuries, and more than half of these involved 15-19 year olds.

PositiveTip: The safest homes for a child or adolescent have no firearms.