Secure Gun Storage
Gun owners can make their homes and communities safer by storing their guns securely. This means storing them unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition. Learn more below.
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Ohio Has One of Highest Rates of These Preventable Tragedies
COLUMBUS, OH – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Vermont Ranks Above the National Average for Frequency of These Preventable Tragedies from 2015-2023
BURLINGTON, VT – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
California’s Strong Gun Safety Laws Work: New Research from Everytown Reveals that 2023 Marked the Highest Number of Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide, with California Ranking 47th for Unintentional Shootings From 2015 to 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children; Missouri is National Leader, Sees Some of the Highest Rates of Unintentional Shootings by Children
Self-Inflicted Unintentional Shooting By a 2-Year-Old in Ferguson Emphasizes Need to Safely Store Firearms JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Everytown for Gun Safety has released…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Indiana Has One of the Highest Rates of These Preventable Tragedies
INDIANAPOLIS — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, North Carolina Saw 108 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
RALEIGH, NC– Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Tennessee Saw 158 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
NASHVILLE, TN — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Georgia Saw 194 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
ATLANTA — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, West Virginia Has a Rate Higher than the National Average of These Preventable Tragedies from 2015-2023
CHARLESTON, WV – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children
From 2015 to 2023, Everytown’s #NotAnAccident Index Has Tracked More Than 3,200 Unintentional Shootings By Children; 2023 Surpassed 400 Incidents For The First Time Since…
U.S. Surpasses 2022 Total Unintentional Shootings By Children
Every Year, at least 350 Children In America Gain Access To A Firearm And Unintentionally Shoot Themselves Or Someone Else, Averaging Roughly One Per Day…
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Involved
Shooting Straight: What TV Stories Tell Us About Gun Safety, How These Depictions Affect Audiences, and How We Can Do Better
This research project explores how often gun safety and prevention measures are portrayed or discussed in entertainment media.
Shooting Straight: Appendices
View the Original Report Shooting Straight: What TV Stories Tell Us About Gun Safety, How These Depictions Affect Audiences, and How…
South Carolina Be SMART Volunteers Applaud Richland School District Two, Neighboring Districts For Partnering with Be SMART Program to Promote Secure Gun Storage
The Partnership is Also Supported by Local Law Enforcement and Public Health Leaders COLUMBIA, S.C. — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund released the following…
It’s time to deepen the conversation about mental health and suicide
NEW: Everytown Releases New Report Detailing Unintentional Shootings by Children and Increase of Children Living With Unsecured Firearms
Analysis Shows States With Strong Secure Gun Storage Policies Have Fewer Unintentional Shootings by Children Than States With Lax or No PoliciesResearch Shows Unintentional Shootings…
Getting shot at 17 changed me forever—now I work to inspire others to make better choices.
New Article Chronicles Failure of NRA’s Eddie Eagle Program as Unintentional Shootings By Children Rise Across the Country
This weekend, The Daily Beast published a new article informed by internal NRA board meeting minutes, revealing the NRA’s children’s education program Eddie Eagle…
Everytown Research: Unintentional Shootings by Children Have Increased 32% During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, unintentional shootings by children have increased significantly, according to data from the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the research and education…
Recent Shootings by Children Reminder to Securely Store Guns Heading into the Holidays
Last week, an 11-year-old boy shot and killed himself while online learning at home in Woodbridge, California. A week earlier, a…
Secure Gun Storage
Storing firearms securely protects children and adults by preventing unintentional shootings, gun suicides, and gun theft.
New Everytown Analysis: Data from Past Economic Crises Indicates 20 Additional Gun Suicides per Day Possible in 2020 Without Preventive Action
Data from Great Depression and Great Recession Suggest COVID-19 Could Bring a 20 to 30 Percent Increase in Firearm Suicides in…