A recent report from the non-partisan Rand Corporation concluded that laws like the Bennie Hargrove Act in New Mexico, Christian’s Law in Arizona, and Ethan’s Law nationally will save countless lives. Here’s what Rand Corporations says:

“We find supportive evidence, our highest evidence rating, that child-access prevention (CAP) laws, or safe storage laws, reduce self-inflicted fatal or nonfatal firearm injuries, including unintentional and intentional self-injuries, among youth. In this update to our review, there is also supportive evidence that these laws reduce suicides among young people, supportive evidence that such laws reduce firearm homicides among young people, and moderate evidence that they reduce firearm suicides for this group. There is also supportive evidence that the CAP laws reduce unintentional firearm injuries and death among children, and limited evidence that they reduce unintentional firearm injuries among adults. Recommendation: States without CAP laws should consider adopting them as a strategy to reduce total and firearm suicides, unintentional firearm injuries and deaths, and firearm homicides.” Rand Corporation: The Science of Gun Policy

We know better. It’s time to do better.

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