Put the guns away in a safe place

As a new school year begins, we all hope that every child is safe, healthy, and ready to learn. Unfortunately, that hope has already been broken by the senseless gun violence at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, where two children, 8 and 10, were killed “2 children dead in Minneapolis school shooting,” News, Aug. 28].

Protecting kids is everyone’s responsibility — and one urgent, preventable threat is unsecured firearms. Guns are this nation’s leading cause of death for children and teens. Nearly 360 children unintentionally shoot themselves or others each year, often after finding an unsecured gun.

About 75% of school shooters access weapons from parents or relatives, and in youth suicides involving a gun, 80% come from a family home. Se

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