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Title: Firearm Safety


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Firearm Safety
Firearm Safety
Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., FAACP.
2
Types of Firearms
Types of Firearms
  • Handgun - a firearm that is held and
  • fired with one hand
  • Rifle -A firearm with a rifled bore,
  • designed to be fired from the
  • shoulder. An artillery piece or
  • naval gun with spiral grooves.
  • Shotgun - a light, smooth-bored gun,
  • often double-barreled,
  • specially designed for
    firing
  • small shot at short range,
    and
  • killing small game.

3
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Firearm Injury Statistics
  • Everyday 11 people under 19 are killed by
    firearms.
  • 1968 to 1991 study, firearm-related deaths in
    1991
  • exceeded the number of motor vehicle related
    deaths
  • in the United States.
  • Firearm related injuries are the second leading
    cause
  • of death for children ages 10-14 yrs.
  • It is estimated that the number of children
    sustaining
  • non-fatal firearm injuries is four to five
    times greater
  • than the number of children who die from such
  • injuries each year.
  • Handguns account for the majority of firearm
    related
  • injuries in the United States.

4
Epidemiology Contd
Epidemiology Continued
Firearm Prevalence Statistics
  • Approximately 50 of all US homes have a firearm.
  • Over 50 of handguns are stored loaded or with
    the ammunition.
  • Keeping a gun in the home increases the chances
    of a homicide by three times and increases the
    chances of a suicide by five times.
  • A gun kept in a household is 43 times more likely
    to kill someone that the family knows than to
    kill someone in self-defense.
  • 77 of violent deaths in schools are caused by
    firearms.

5
Firearm Facts in Children
Firearm Exposure in Children
  • Children watch an average of 45 violent acts on
    TV each day.
  • Playing with toy guns may contribute to
    unintentional shootings.

6
Cost to Healthcare
Cost to Healthcare
  • In 1994, the mean cost per injury due to
    gunshots was approximately 17,000.
  • The injuries due to gunshots in 1994
    alone, created a projected 2.3 billion in
    medical costs over a lifetime.
  • Of the 2.3 billion, 1.1 billion will be paid
    by taxpayers.

7
Cost of Prevention
Cost of Prevention
  • Not having a gun in the house 0
  • Trigger locks for guns 10
  • Lockable cabinet 30 -50
  • Home firearm safety training 50-100
  • Fire-resistant safe 1500
  • Preventing a child death . . . Priceless

8
Firearm Injuries are Preventable
Firearm Injuries Are Preventable
9
Firearm Safety Tips
Keep Children Safe
  • Parents and gun manufacturers need to
  • take responsibility for safety.
  • Research shows that telling children not to
  • touch guns does not work.

10
Firearm Safety Tips
Firearm Safety Tips
  • Dont buy a gun unless you know how to use it
    safely.
  • Store it unloaded and locked up.
  • Lock it out of childrens reach.
  • Lock up ammunition separately from the gun.
  • Keep trigger locks on your guns for extra
    prevention, or disassemble your gun completely.

11
For Further Information
Gun Buyback Programs
  • Raise awareness about gun violence
  • Demonstrate the need for home gun safety

12
For Further Information
For Further Information
  • Contact
  • American Academy of Pediatrics at
    http//www.aap.org
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent
    Psychiatry at http//www.aacap.org

13
References
References
For Further Information
  • Center to Prevent Handgun Violence. Children
    guns a lethal combination. Washington The
    Center 2000.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, www.aap.org.
  • Stennies G, Ikeda R, Leadbetter S, Houston B,
    Sacks J. Firearm storage practices and children
    in the home, United States, 1994. Arch Pediatr
    Adolesc Med 1999153 586-90.
  • Cummings P, Grossman DC, Rivara FP, Koepsell TD.
    State gun storage laws and child mortality due to
    firearms. JAMA 19972781084-6.
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent
    Psychiatry, www.aacap.org/info_families/NationalFa
    cts/coGunViol.htm.
  • Harruff RC. So-called accidental firearm
    fatalities in children and teenagers in
    Tennessee, 1961-1988. Am J Forensic Med Pathol
    199213290-8.
  • Effectiveness in disease and injury prevention
    deaths resulting from firearm- and
    motor-vehicle-related injuries-United States,
    1968-1991. MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep
    19944337-42.
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