Gun violence continues to be a major problem in America.

The Kaiser Family Foundation did an analysis of federal data and found a disturbing trend. Not only are firearm deaths among children on the rise, 47 percent of youth suicides involve guns. That’s a 26% increase from prior years.

Cleveland Clinic Children’s Emergency physician, Dr. Purva Grover, says the combination of kids and guns is a public health crisis.

“About four and a half million kids and teens currently live in the United States in houses that have loaded, unsafe practice guns available in the house so these things can happen anytime anywhere,” Dr. Grover said.

She says the numbers of shootings involving teens and younger kids is rising.

“How many more tragic accidents do we have to see to start talking about this very commonly, very openly and having really good nonjudgmental conversations,” Dr. Grover said.

Whatever your stance on guns, she says it’s important to discuss gun safety with your kids, even with little ones who can be dangerously curious.

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