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Stay away from guns. If you see a gun somewhere, get away and tell an adult. Never play with a gun. If your family uses guns for hunting or target practice, follow all safety rules. Never use the gun when you are alone and never point a gun at someone.
The number one gun accident prevention program for children, Eddie Eagle GunSafe®, has taught over 32 million children how to stay safe if they ever find a gun. The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program teaches children in pre-K through third grade four important steps to take if they find a gun.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises that the safest home for a child is one without guns. The most effective way to prevent unintentional gun injuries, suicide and homicide to children and adolescents, research shows, is the absence of guns from homes and communities.
Project ChildSafe is the nation’s most comprehensive firearm safety and education program—created by gun owners, for gun owners.
For over 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has developed and published position statements with recommended public policy and clinical approaches to reduce the incidence of firearm injuries in children and adolescents and to reduce the effects of gun violence.
Lessons for Kids. For parents and teachers, talking about firearm safety with kids is important, even if families don’t have a gun in the home. Kids can learn about guns from how they’re portrayed in video games, TV and movies – as well as what their friends say… or they can learn from you.
Keep guns out of the reach and out of sight of children by storing them securely. Leaving guns unsecured – on a nightstand, table, or other place where a child can gain access – can lead to injuries and fatalities.
Regardless of individual feelings about guns and gun ownership, everyone wants their children to be safe. Simple safety steps can prevent accidents involving children and guns.
Make sure that your child or teen understands that it is never OK to handle a gun without a responsible adult there. Teach your child or teen to assume a gun is loaded and never to point a gun at someone. Set a good example with your own safe gun handling practices.
The Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS) Consortium, a National Institute for Child Health and Human Development-funded group of scientists and stakeholders, was formed in 2017 to develop research resources for the field, including a pediatric-specific research agenda for firearm injury prevention to assist future researchers and ...