Statistics

When a gun is kept in the home, the risk of death from suicide, homicide or an unintentional shooting increases.

Guns kept in the home for protection against crime are more likely to kill a family member, friend or acquaintance than to kill an intruder in self-defense.

Each year, U.S. hospital emergency rooms see an estimated 20,000 children with gunshot wounds.

An estimated 2 million children and teenagers under the age of 18 live in homes where guns are kept both loaded and unlocked.

Findings from a U.S. Government study of unintentional shooting deaths show multiple cases in which the shots were fired by children younger than 6 years of age.

A study of more than 30 school shootings reported that the shooter used a gun from his home or a relative’s home in nearly 7 out of 10 cases.