Injury Mortality Reports, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, latest data available

• 8 children and teens were killed by firearms every day in 2006
• Over 48 additional children and teens were seriously injured by firearms every day in 2007
• Visit the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control web page for more information

Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002, published 2005

• Nearly 1.7 million children, under the age of 18, live in homes with firearms that are both loaded and unlocked in the United States

Peter Hart Research Associates Poll, 1999, American Journal of Public Health, April 2000

• Over 40% of American households with children have guns

Benenson Strategy Group survey for PAX of parents with children age 5-14, January-February, 2006

• 50% of parents are concerned about guns in other homes
• 78% of parents would be concerned if they knew there was a gun where their child played
• 97% of parents who owned a gun said they would not feel uncomfortable if asked about the presence of a gun in their home by another parent

For more statistics, please view the ASK Parent/Community Guide.