Background: Firearm injury is the leading cause of injury-related death among youth and
second leading cause of injury-related death overall in the United States. Our objective is to …

Despite supportive evidence for an association between safe firearm storage and lower risk
of firearm injury, the effectiveness of interventions that promote such practices remains …

Background Safer storage practices may reduce injury rates by limiting youth access to
firearms. Objective To determine if a firearm safety counseling and gun lock distribution …

Context. Physicians have been encouraged to counsel families about risks associated with
gun ownership, but the effectiveness of physician counseling regarding gun safety is …

Introduction Interventions that reduce access to highly lethal and commonly used methods of
suicide (eg, limiting firearm access) are considered essential elements of effective suicide …

Objective Increase the frequency and documentation of gun safety discussions during well-
child checks in the pediatric primary care resident clinic to 50% within 6 months. Methods …

ContextHousehold firearms are associated with an elevated risk of firearm death to
occupants in the home. Many organizations and health authorities advocate locking firearms …

BACKGROUND: Because the presence and improper storage of household firearms are risk
factors for injury, it is important to understand the prevalence of ownership and storage …

Objectives To describe firearm storage practices among US adults and examine the
relationship between having received formal firearms training and firearm storage. Methods …

Background: Firearm-related deaths are expected to outnumber motor-vehicle-related
deaths within the next 5 years. The goal of this project was to document gun ownership and …