Gun violence was the leading cause of death nationwide among people under the age of 19 in 2020, according to research by New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, which also found that firearm deaths among children and adolescents surged more than 40% between 2018 and 2021.
By Griffin Dix Most unintentional shooting deaths involving children occur as a result of a loaded and unlocked firearm. California has already seen several unintentional shootings of our young people this year, including an 11-year-old in Salinas, a 13-year-old in Stockton and a 15-year-old boy in Yuba City. Unfortunately, I know how their parents feel. My 15-year-old son, Kenzo, was visiting a friend of […]
Unloaded and unlocked firearms are one of the primary causes of unintentional shooting deaths involving children. California invest in public education campaigns for safe gun storage and red flag laws.
/PRNewswire/ As more states in the US begin to adopt their own Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), a new study from the Ad Council Research Institute.