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Your Child Is On the Move: Reduce the Risk of Gun Injury
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Published:2018
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"Your Child Is On the Move: Reduce the Risk of Gun Injury", Bright Futures Toolkit
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Children love to explore. As they learn new skills, like crawling, walking, climbing, or running, there are more ways of getting into trouble! Much of this trouble will be small. But, if there is a gun in the house, a child’s curiosity can lead to severe injury or death.
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Pediatric Care Online
FACT: Nearly 40% of the homes with children in the United States have a gun.
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Pediatric Care Online
FACT: Children as young as 3 years may be strong enough to pull the trigger on a handgun.
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Pediatric Care Online
FACT: Every other day, on average, an American child under age 10 is killed or disabled with a...
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