Your kid just might. According to the Centers for Disease Control, which tracks shooting deaths, a child is killed every other day in an accidental shooting.
People have guns for a number of reasons, like target shooting, hunting and self-defense.
Two in five of all U.S. households with children have guns in the house, and one-quarter of those guns are loaded, unlocked or both, according to the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in Washington. So chances are, your child is going to or has already been playing in a home with a gun. Parents who keep guns in their homes likely would assure those who don't that their homes are no more dangerous than anyone else's. When your children go to another house to play, you may ask the parents to limit the Oreos, limit the TV and please make sure they have bug spray on if they go outside. But most people have never thought to check if there is a gun in the house and how it's stored.