In the United States, 4.6 million children live in a home with an unsecured firearm, increasing their risk for firearm-related injuries, which are the second leading cause of death in US children. In 2020, the United States witnessed an unprecedented rise in firearm...
Background Despite being unable to purchase firearms directly, many adolescents have access to guns, leading to increased risk of injury and death. We sought to determine if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) changed adolescents’...
