Data show many people with firearm in the house store the firearms loaded, unlocked

Among individuals with a firearm kept in the house, a considerable proportion report that the firearm was stored loaded, and about half report that the loaded firearm was stored unlocked, according to research published in the June 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Norah W. Friar, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to estimate the prevalence of keeping firearms in or around the home and related storage practices. Data Read More

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