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.
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…
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 Policies Research Shows Unintentional…
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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…