Safe Storage Saves Lives

Share life-saving information with your networks and teams about the importance of safe gun storage.

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Research shows that safe gun storage policies save lives. To support lawmakers in crafting effective legislation, the Center has developed a comprehensive model policy guide. In our webinar, panelists presented key recommendations and explained how this tool can help save lives. Speakers included, a Minnesota state representative championing for safe storage laws, a researcher with background on the efficacy of policies, and a clinician advancing safe storage conversations in trauma centers and doctor’s offices.

Katherine Hoops, MD, JD, MPH, Director of Clinical Programs & Practice, mother, attending pediatric ICU physician, and gun owner tells us: As doctors, we should discuss safe storage with our patients. Everyone should talk to their friends, family members, and neighbors about storing guns safely.

Let's normalize conversations that can keep our loved ones—and little ones—safe. Keeping guns unloaded and locked up prevents unauthorized users, including children, from accessing and then being injured by firearms.

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Requiring gun owners to securely store their firearms before any incident occurs would help prevent firearm-related injuries and fatalities. By mandating that firearms be locked and stored safely, rather than only holding owners liable when they fail to do so, Minnesota can lower the risk of suicide, prevent gun theft, and reduce unintentional shootings involving children.