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.
The finding comes as the NRA is endorsing state bills to make licensing and instruction optional for concealed carriers.
Children have a hard time keeping their hands off, even if they have received the NRA’s 'Eddie Eagle' training.
Lisa Monroe says Eddie Eagle was never intended to be a substitute for safe storage laws.
"When a child sustains this type of injury, the amount of damage is increased exponentially.”
Another 30 were shot but survived. In most cases, someone in their own family pulled the trigger.
Drivers who transport unsecured firearms introduce dangerous risks, especially when a curious child is in tow.
A new study concludes that intervention efforts that give participants equipment to properly store their firearms show the most promise.
A murder-suicide rocks an Arizona high school, and illustrates what research has found about children’s access to deadly weapons.
During the first half of the 2015-2016 academic year, students have toted at least 135 firearms into U.S. schools.
The deadly spate of incidents brings the total of shooting deaths among young children this year to at least 11.
So far this academic year, at least 77 students — some as young as 4 years old — have been caught with firearms.