Firearm Safety Starts at Home Sources News Release
http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR954.htm
Publisher: Canada Safety Council Date Written: 17/08/10 Year Published: 2010 Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
If you have firearms in your home, the best way to prevent them from being involved in a tragedy is to keep them stored safely # unloaded and securely locked up.
Abstract: Safe storage can prevent a tragedy.
Firearm ownership is fairly common in rural households in Canada, where guns are used for hunting, sport and wildlife control. By and large, most Canadian firearm owners have long guns # a study in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine shows about three-quarters have a rifle, and two-thirds a shotgun.
Almost always, these firearms are kept at home when not in use # which is why the Canada Safety Council is concerned about safe storage.
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