Two-thirds (67%) of unintentional firearm injury deaths among children and adolescents occurred when the shooter was playing with the firearm or showing the firearm to others. Overall, firearms used in unintentional injury deaths were often stored unlocked (76%) and most of these unlocked firearms were also loaded (91%).
The highest suicide rates by sex and major occupation group were among men in construction and extraction (mining) and women in installation, maintenance, and repair.
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