Firearm storage in homes with children at risk for self-home 

Using data from the HICRC-sponsored National Firearms Survey of close to four thousands adults, HICRC researchers found that millions of US children live in homes in which firearms are left loaded or unlocked or both.  A child’s history of depression or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder does not appreciably influence parental decisions about whether to have firearms in the home or to store the firearms safely. The article “Firearm storage in homes with children with self-harm risk factors” by John Scott, Deborah Azrael and Matthew Miller was published in Pediatrics.