Three major reasons to practice gun safety

Studies have shown that locking guns save lives.

As the maker of the world’s most secure, convenient and portable gun lock, our mission to save lives is based on evidence. In fact, our Founder and CEO, Steve Zaleznick, developed SafeGunLock after working on a successful project that analyzed data about gun violence risk in communities.

Locking and storing guns are two essential practices for every responsible gun owner. But don’t just take our word for it--check out the studies below.

Reduce firearm injuries

One study found that households that locked both firearms and ammunition were associated with a 78 percent lower risk of self-inflicted firearm injuries and an 85 percent lower risk of unintentional firearm injuries among children, compared to those that locked neither.

-- Everytown/Journal of American Medical Association

Save lives, prevent a suicide

Results of this … study suggest that a relatively modest uptake of a straightforward safe storage recommendation--lock all household firearms--could result in meaningful reductions in firearm suicide and unintentional firearm fatalities among youth. Approaches that will motivate additional parents to store firearms safely are needed.

-- Journal of American Medical Association Pediatrics

Locking up for your loved ones

Specific characteristics about storage and types of firearms seem to increase suicide risk. Firearms that are stored loaded or unlocked are more likely to be used than those that are unloaded or locked, and adolescent suicide victims often use an unlocked firearm in the home. The apparent increased risk for suicide associated with firearms in the home is not unique to persons with a history of mental illness and may be more of an indicator of the ease of impulsive suicide.

-- Annals of Internal Medicine

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