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Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows

  • Written by Katherine G. Hastings, PhD Candidate in Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
imageMost households that own firearms have more than one − and owners often don't secure all of them.StockPlanets/E+ via Getty Images

More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and unloaded, more than one-third of...

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