Firearms are the most potentially lethal pieces of equipment that are kept in the private home.
About 2 percent of all accidental deaths in the United States are caused by gunshot wounds. They are second to car accidents as a cause of fatal injury. The majority of accidental deaths are caused by involving firearms are caused by human, not mechanical, failure. Therefore, it is important that all families that possess firearms take rigorous safety precautions. Children should never be allowed to handle a gun, even in play.