Most children in the US who die from an accidental shooting are playing around with guns at home or mistaking them for toys, according to a new study. The research suggests that over 90% of guns used in such shooting deaths were left unlocked and loaded.
The study, published Monday in the scientific journal Injury Epidemiology, looked at cases over a nearly a decade in which children under 15 accidentally killed themselves or another child with a gun. Most of the shootings happened at the victim’s home, where, in 8 out of 10 cases, the gun belonged to an older relative. Over 40% of the time, these unintentional deaths happened among kids ages 2 to 4, the researchers found.
That was particularly true for kids under 5, who unintentionally shot themselves in 8 out of 10 cases. “That is really an impactful finding, because what do we do to prevent these injuries?” Michaels said. “Nobody wants to see guns in the hands of toddlers.” For older kids, ages 10 to 14, nearly a third of the shooters were friends of the victims.
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