Learn about the Issue
Read our Common Sense Safety Tips.
Explore our Web Resources database.
Get the facts from our Fact File.
Read current headlines about kids and guns.
Look up state-specific facts, headlines, and resources.
See a Summary Table of National Firearm Deaths, for ages 0 to 19.
Look up firearm deaths by state (1999-2004): Select: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Read Family Stories of lives that have been affected when unsupervised access to guns led to death or injury.

Learn about Common Sense about Kids and Guns
Read the Common Sense mission statement.
Read our statement on kids and guns in the home.
Check out our current and past activities.
See the unprecedented, diverse coalition of organizations endorsing our message.
Take a tour of our Common Sense home.

Set Up an Interview
Victoria Reggie Kennedy (bio), president of Common Sense about Kids and Guns, is available for interviews on the topics of parental responsibility, safe storage, and kids and guns in the home.

Press Contact: Paul Marchione, (202) 546-0200, email.

Paul can also put you in contact with Ann Marie Crowell, the mother featured in our print ad who lost her son when he was accidentally shot by a friend with a loaded gun.

Graphics and Photos
Download graphics from our graphics page, including a web photo of Mrs. Kennedy.
View the photos from the Common Sense about Kids and Guns official launch, October 6, 1999.

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