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Protect
Your Children By Teaching Them About Gun Safety
 Approximately half the households
in the U.S. have one or more guns. It's likely that your child may be exposed to a gun at play, while visiting a neighbor or even walking on the street.
Children are not always aware of how dangerous guns are. They see people using guns on television, in cartoons and at the movies as though they were toys. Unfortunately, guns are not toys. They can kill.
Review this web page with your child. Discuss each point and answer any questions.
Make sure your child knows the facts about guns and what to do if he or she should ever encounter a gun.
The guns you see on TV aren't real. Actors just pretend to be shot. It's all MAKE BELIEVE.
Guns are not toys. Never touch a real gun. If someone is shot with a real gun, he or she can be killed or badly hurt.
If you or your friends ever see a gun on the ground:
1. STOP! Don't touch the gun or even go near it.
2. Find a grown-up. Show them where the gun is.
3. Remember guns are dangerous. NEVER TOUCH A GUN!
If you see a gun in your house or your friend's house:
1. STOP.
2. LEAVE THE ROOM.
3. FIND AN ADULT.
Some kids think it's cool to carry a gun. It's not. It's just dangerous.
Law Enforcement Officers carry real guns. They are trained to use
them only if it is absolutely necessary.
What to do if you saw one of your friends playing with a gun:
1. Ask your friend to put the gun down.
2. DO NOT TRY TO TAKE THE GUN AWAY.
3. Walk away and find an adult.
4. If no adult is present, dial 9-1-1 or "0" for an operator and ask for help.
SOME SOBERING FACTS ABOUT GUNS:
* There are 200,000,000 privately owned guns in the U.S.
* Every 50 seconds a crime is committed with a gun.
* 1,500 people die each year from gun wounds; 550 of them are children.
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