Parent Communication and Decision Making About Firearm Storage

Background Many youths in the United States have access to an unlocked firearm in their home, and accidental discharge of unlocked firearms is a prevalent cause of pediatric injury and death. Discussions between adult family members have the potential to positively...

Fatalities from firearms in Denmark

The Danish legislation concerning firearms is very restrictive and only shotguns and airguns are permitted without a licence. During the 10-year period from 1957 to 1966 there were 643 fatalities by firearms in Denmark; 83 percent were suicides, 10 percent accidents...

Unintentional firearm deaths in the United States 2005–2015

Background Unintentional gun death occurs four times more often in the United States than other high-income countries. Research on these deaths typically has a narrow scope. We believe this is the first study describing the circumstances of these deaths in the United...