About 7 million kids live in a home with a loaded and unlocked gun, a study finds

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About 7 million kids live in a home with a loaded and unlocked gun, a study finds

A study estimates that 32 million children live in homes with firearms, and a significant portion of those guns are not stored safely. …

A study estimates that 32 million children live in homes with firearms, and a significant portion of those guns are not stored safely. Here, handguns are displayed at Kittery Trading Post, in Kittery, Maine. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Warning: This story discusses suicide. An estimated 32 million children in the United States live in homes with firearms, nearly 7 million of whom have at least one firearm in the household that's unlocked and loaded. …

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