Thread by @1jasliz

1/ Having a gun in your home significantly increases your risk of death — and that of your spouse and children.

And it doesn’t matter how the guns are stored or what type or how many guns you own.

https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/1468428289991581697

minnpost.com/second-opinion… 2/ If you have a gun, everybody in your home is more likely than your non-gun-owning neighbors and their families to die in a gun-related accident, suicide or homicide.

3/ Furthermore, there is no credible evidence that having a gun in your house reduces your risk of being a victim of a crime. Nor does it reduce your risk of being injured during a home break-in.

4/ Health risks of owning a gun are so established & scientifically non-controvertible that Amer Acad of Pediatrics issued policy stmt in 2000 recommending pediatricians urge parents to remove all guns from their homes. (GOP NRA legislated Law blocking Drs from advising parents)

5/ Notice that recommendation— Amer Academy of Pediatrics 2000 policy statement recommending that pediatricians urge parents to remove all guns from their homes—doesn’t call for parents to simply lock up their guns. It stresses that the weapons need to be taken out of the house.