Many children are killed due to accidental discharges while playing with guns that improperly locked or stowed. When you bring a gun into your home, you dramatically increase the risk of someone you love being injured by that gun. Don't blame the guns. Yet, we don't often remember that the presence of a gun in any situation makes the situation more dangerous, not safer. It is not that people in Australia get into less fights or assaults.
Bar fights happen just as often in Australia as they do in the United States.
However, with an increased likelihood of a gun being involved in the fight, a person is five times more likely to die as a result of the fight in the United States than in Australia. It is much more difficult to stab or beat someone to death compared to firing a handgun. Steps you can take. If you are a parent, please lock your gun and store it in a hidden, secure place, with the bullets stored in a separate location. Better yet, think twice about bringing a gun into your home.