Editing Gun safety (section)

=== Children ===
[[File:Clyde Learns About Gun Safety.webm|thumb|An episode of ''[[About Safety]]'', a 1970s educational children's show, on the topic of gun safety]]

In most jurisdictions, unsupervised access to firearms by children is prohibited by law. Conditions for supervised training and usage, and penalties for allowing a child to access firearms vary with jurisdiction.<ref name="Bearden"/>

====United States====
In the United States, the NRA's [[Eddie Eagle]] program is intended to teach children to avoid firearm accidents when they encounter guns that have not been securely stored.<ref>{{cite web| title = Eddie Eagle Safety Program| url = http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/| publisher =  The National Rifle Association of America| year = 2009 | access-date = 18 May 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601031450/https://eddieeagle.nra.org/|archive-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref>

Eddie Eagle has been criticised for casting responsibility onto children instead of placing the onus on the adult firearm owner to secure their firearm.<ref name="splinter"/> Studies have cast doubt on the effectiveness of such programmes,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Himle|first1=MB|last2=Miltenberger|first2=RG|last3=Gatheridge|first3=BJ|last4=Flessner|first4=CA|date=January 2004|title=An evaluation of two procedures for training skills to prevent gun play in children.|journal=Pediatrics|volume=113|issue=1 Pt 1|pages=70–7|doi=10.1542/peds.113.1.70|pmid=14702451}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Gun Safety for Kids and Youth - What if I've taught my kids not to touch a gun if they find one?
| url = http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/guns.htm#taught| publisher =  University of Michigan Health System
| year = 2010| access-date = 13 January 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214212647/https://www.mottchildren.org/posts/your-child/gun-safety-and-children|archive-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> whilst finding that Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws are more effective in reducing firearm injuries and deaths amongst children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Share on LinkedIn Effects of Child-Access Prevention Laws on Unintentional Injuries and Deaths |url=https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/child-access-prevention/unintentional-injuries.html |website=RAND |access-date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306062118/https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/child-access-prevention/unintentional-injuries.html |archive-date=6 March 2023 |language=en-us |date=10 January 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bearden">{{cite journal |author1=Bearden JM |author2=Reese KF |author3=Boyd AA |title=Child Access Prevention Laws and Pediatric Firearm Injury: A Rapid Review |journal=PRiMER |date=25 June 2024 |volume=8 |page=37 |doi=10.22454/PRiMER.2024.120398 |publisher=Society of Teachers of Family Medicine |language=en-US |issn=2575-7873|doi-access=free |pmid=38946750 |pmc=11212692 }}</ref> In [[K-12]] school shootings, more than 80% of shooters stole their guns from family members.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jillian Peterson |title=A multi-level, multi-method investigation of the psycho-social life histories of mass shooters |url=https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/302101.pdf |website=National Institute of Justice |access-date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222195649/https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/302101.pdf |archive-date=22 December 2021 |page=14 |date=4 January 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Eddie Eagle has been described as a "Trojan Horse" programme, designed as a way to deter lawmakers from passing CAP laws or mandating secure storage.<ref name="splinter">{{cite web |author1=Isha Aran |date=March 23, 2018 |title=Meet Eddie Eagle, the NRA's Ineffective Approach to Gun Safety for Children |url=https://splinternews.com/meet-eddie-eagle-the-nras-ineffective-approach-to-gun-1823990269 |website=[[Splinter News]] |publisher=G/O Media |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323234518/https://splinternews.com/meet-eddie-eagle-the-nras-ineffective-approach-to-gun-1823990269 |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |language=en-us |quote=Eddie was essentially conceived as a Trojan Horse. The character and program was developed in 1988 by Marion Hammer, the ultra-powerful Florida lobbyist behind a string of infamous gun laws, including the “Stand Your Ground” law. According to the Violence Policy Center—which released a report in 1997 describing Eddie Eagle as “Joe Camel with feathers”—Hammer created the program as a way to deter lawmakers from passing Child Access Prevention (CAP) Laws, which criminalize keeping firearms easily within reach of children. |url-status=live}}</ref>

Unsupervised access to firearms is a major risk factor for youth suicide.<ref>
{{cite web| title = Suicide-Proof Your Home| url = http://www.cpyv.org/programs/suicide-prevention-program/
| publisher =  The Center to Prevent Youth Violence| year = 2011| access-date = 13 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221222249/http://www.cpyv.org/programs/suicide-prevention-program/ |archive-date=21 February 2012 }}</ref> The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (AAP) advises that keeping a gun in the home, especially a handgun, increases the risk of injury and death for young people.<ref name="Gun Safety: Keeping Children Safe">{{cite web| title = Gun Safety: Keeping Children Safe| url = http://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/all-around/pages/Gun-Safety-Keeping-Children-Safe.aspx| publisher =  The American Academy of Pediatrics| year = 2012| access-date = 13 January 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604073134/https://www.healthychildren.org/english/safety-prevention/at-home/pages/handguns-in-the-home.aspx|archive-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref>