Los Angeles County officials launched a countywide billboard campaign to promote gun safety on Monday. The billboards also tout messages that encourage gun owners to use gun locks to keep children safe from accidents.
A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that between 2003 and 2021, accidental gun deaths of children 17 and younger were most likely to occur in a house or an apartment, with 8 out of 10 such incidents taken place in a home, and more than half in a child's own home. The CDC report also stated that in 2022, there were more than 800 deaths in LA County involving a firearm, 313 of which were gun suicide. Viewers are directed to visit lockedandunloaded.
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