Safe Storage

Where to Find Help If You’re Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts or Depression

Health Care

Where to Find Help If You’re Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts or Depression

These national and regional organizations can support you or someone you know in a crisis.

Gracie McKenzie
Arkansas Moms Turn to Food Pantry Boxes to Distribute Tips About Storing Guns Safely

How We Fix This

Arkansas Moms Turn to Food Pantry Boxes to Distribute Tips About Storing Guns Safely

The coronavirus pandemic has inspired grassroots efforts to promote safe gun storage.

Ann Givens
He Tracked Terrorists for the FBI. Now His Job Is to Stop School Shooters and Teen Suicides.

Ricochet

He Tracked Terrorists for the FBI. Now His Job Is to Stop School Shooters and Teen Suicides.

Even in small-town Ohio, keeping students safe requires constant vigilance — and special attention to the risks posed by firearms.

Ann Givens
Californians Are More Likely to Store Their Guns Safely

Gun Safety

Californians Are More Likely to Store Their Guns Safely

A new survey finds that California gun owners are only half as likely to store their firearms loaded and unlocked as the average American gun owner.

Alex Yablon
A Gun Owner Explains Why He Leaves His Pistol Loaded and Unsecured

Safe Storage

A Gun Owner Explains Why He Leaves His Pistol Loaded and Unsecured

One of the most significant and least appreciated splits among gun owners may concern how they store their firearms. There is what they believe is the best way to stow a gun: Unloaded, and locked up. And then there is…

Alex Yablon
A Man Went on a Deadly Rampage With a Stolen Gun at an Oregon Mall. His Victims’ Families Are Now Pushing for a Safe-Storage Law.

Missing Pieces

A Man Went on a Deadly Rampage With a Stolen Gun at an Oregon Mall. His Victims’ Families Are Now Pushing for a Safe-Storage Law.

A proposed ballot initiative in the Beaver State would require gun owners to lock up their weapons — and be liable if their unsecured firearms are stolen and used to harm others.

Brian Freskos
Despite Rising Gun Theft, Most American Owners Aren’t Required to Lock Up Their Firearms

Missing Pieces

Despite Rising Gun Theft, Most American Owners Aren’t Required to Lock Up Their Firearms

More than two million guns have been reported stolen in the last decade.

Brian Freskos
4 Out of 10 Self-Defense Handgun Owners Have Received No Formal Firearms Training

Concealed Carry

4 Out of 10 Self-Defense Handgun Owners Have Received No Formal Firearms Training

The finding comes as the NRA is endorsing state bills to make licensing and instruction optional for concealed carriers.

Alex Yablon
Watch What Happens When Kids Are Left Alone with a Gun

National Rifle Association

Watch What Happens When Kids Are Left Alone with a Gun

Children have a hard time keeping their hands off, even if they have received the NRA’s 'Eddie Eagle' training.

Jacqueline Thomsen
Academic Who Helped Design the NRA’s Child Gun Safety Program Says the Group Is Misusing It

The Gunfighters

Academic Who Helped Design the NRA’s Child Gun Safety Program Says the Group Is Misusing It

Lisa Monroe says Eddie Eagle was never intended to be a substitute for safe storage laws.

Mike Spies
I’ve Been a Pediatric Surgeon for 30 Years. I Know Firsthand What Bullets Do to Kids.

Safe Storage

I’ve Been a Pediatric Surgeon for 30 Years. I Know Firsthand What Bullets Do to Kids.

"When a child sustains this type of injury, the amount of damage is increased exponentially.”

Kate Masters and Michael Hirsh, as told to Kate Masters
Ohio Victim Was Among 13 Children Shot and Killed in America This Week

Community Violence

Ohio Victim Was Among 13 Children Shot and Killed in America This Week

Another 30 were shot but survived. In most cases, someone in their own family pulled the trigger.

Olivia Li and Jennifer Mascia
When Kids Share a Car with a Gun, It Can Make for a Deadly Mix

Concealed Carry

When Kids Share a Car with a Gun, It Can Make for a Deadly Mix

Drivers who transport unsecured firearms introduce dangerous risks, especially when a curious child is in tow.

Jennifer Mascia
Freebies May Be the Key to Safe Gun Storage Programs

Safe Storage

Freebies May Be the Key to Safe Gun Storage Programs

A new study concludes that intervention efforts that give participants equipment to properly store their firearms show the most promise.

Kate Masters
It’s Easy for Most American Kids to Get a Gun — Even If Their Parents Believe Otherwise

Data

It’s Easy for Most American Kids to Get a Gun — Even If Their Parents Believe Otherwise

A murder-suicide rocks an Arizona high school, and illustrates what research has found about children’s access to deadly weapons.

Jennifer Mascia

Safe Storage

Where to Find Help If You’re Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts or Depression

Arkansas Moms Turn to Food Pantry Boxes to Distribute Tips About Storing Guns Safely

He Tracked Terrorists for the FBI. Now His Job Is to Stop School Shooters and Teen Suicides.

Californians Are More Likely to Store Their Guns Safely

A Gun Owner Explains Why He Leaves His Pistol Loaded and Unsecured

A Man Went on a Deadly Rampage With a Stolen Gun at an Oregon Mall. His Victims’ Families Are Now Pushing for a Safe-Storage Law.

Despite Rising Gun Theft, Most American Owners Aren’t Required to Lock Up Their Firearms

4 Out of 10 Self-Defense Handgun Owners Have Received No Formal Firearms Training

Watch What Happens When Kids Are Left Alone with a Gun

Academic Who Helped Design the NRA’s Child Gun Safety Program Says the Group Is Misusing It

I’ve Been a Pediatric Surgeon for 30 Years. I Know Firsthand What Bullets Do to Kids.

Ohio Victim Was Among 13 Children Shot and Killed in America This Week

When Kids Share a Car with a Gun, It Can Make for a Deadly Mix

Freebies May Be the Key to Safe Gun Storage Programs

It’s Easy for Most American Kids to Get a Gun — Even If Their Parents Believe Otherwise