Let's be clear: A gun in the possession of a child at school ALWAYS poses a danger to students and staff. It is on adults to ensure this doesn’t happen by securing guns in homes and vehicles. Learn more about the importance of secure gun storage at besmarforkids.org
A student brought a handgun to a middle school in Lexington, KY today. In an email to parents, the school said, “There was no intent to use the item on school grounds.”
A 16-year-old girl’s life was senselessly stolen in an unintentional shooting by a 15-year-old boy.
An unsecured gun has taken yet another young life and forever changed this community.
On April 4th 2026, families gather at Geiger Park Egg-Ceptional Egg Hunt by Senator Monica R. Martinez. Members of Mom's Demand Action and Be SMART for Kids.
@momsdemandaction.org @besmartforkids.bsky.social
Thank you to Fathers and Sons Together (F.A.S.T.) for including us in your annual Chop, Chat and Play event in Rainier Beach! Seattle @momsdemandaction.org spoke w/community members about @besmartforkids.bsky.social & gave away gun lock boxes! #endgunviolence
⭐️ Kansas @besmartforkids.bsky.social volunteers tabled at the Cowley County Domestic Violence Awareness night, where they spoke with attendees about the importance of secure gun storage.
⭐️ Kansas @momsdemandaction.org volunteer Amy spread the @besmartforkids.bsky.social message at the De Soto, Kansas School Board Meeting.
Want to educate your community about secure gun storage to help save lives? Learn more about how the Be SMART program works and what it means to be a volunteer at one of our virtual training calls.
Volunteers in Winfield, KS shared secure gun storage info and read their favorite books at the Cowley County Read and Roll. In Douglas County, KS our volunteers ensured all were safe AND warm by sharing cute hats for the babies at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Growing Together event! 📚🔐
Among the first questions that should be asked when a child brings a gun to school is who the gun belonged to and how the child gained access to it.
Gun owners can help reduce these dangerous incidents by securing guns in homes and vehicles — stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
You trust your kids—but do you know what’s in another’s home? Asking about guns and how they’re stored keeps children safe. A short conversation today can prevent a tragedy tomorrow: https://etwn.us/SMART
Montanans big and small pitched in to share secure storage information at the State School Counselors Conference in Bozeman!
#SecureStorageSavesLives!
Our volunteers in South Carolina are leading a powerful, life-saving effort — partnering with the community to distribute free gun locks and safes while educating gun owners about secure storage.
The onus is ALWAYS on adults to ensure children don’t gain access to guns by storing them unloaded, locked and separate from ammunition.
In just one day, two separate incidents involving elementary school students and guns were reported: a loaded handgun was discovered in the backpack of a 5-year-old in South Carolina, and another firearm was found hidden in a student’s backpack in North Carolina.
Vehicles are the second-most common location for unintentional shootings by children to occur, particularly for preschoolers ages 5 and younger. Secure gun storage—in vehicles and at home—saves lives.
We repeat: Kindergarteners should not have access to guns.
Adults have a responsibility to keep kids safe by securing guns in homes and vehicles, stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
11-year-olds should not have access to guns.
Securely storing firearms would have prevented this child from being shot and wounded, and the school community forever changed by gun violence.
Guns should always be inaccessible to children. Storing guns unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition saves lives.
Learn more: besmartforkids.org
A child under the age of seven was shot and wounded by another child in Columbia, SC. Both children were unsupervised, and found an unsecured gun in the closet that also contained their snacks. The mother has been arrested.
A seven-year-old boy will never get to grow up because he found an unsecured gun and unintentionally shot and killed himself in DeKalb County, Georgia last night.
The onus is on adults to ensure children don’t gain access to guns to prevent tragedies like this. Our hearts go out to his loved ones.
Adults play a critical role in protecting kids. That means securing firearms—stored unloaded, locked, and kept separate from ammunition.
One simple step can prevent another young life from being taken or forever changed.
The onus is on adults to ensure children and teens don’t gain access to guns. This can be done by taking a few simple steps to secure guns in homes and vehicles, stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
A teen is facing felony weapons charges after discharging a gun inside a restroom at Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas. No word on who the gun belonged to or how the student gained access to it. buff.ly/K3BC3sd
The responsibility to prevent children from accessing guns belongs to the adults who own them. Kids are curious, and it’s not enough to hide them or put them “out of reach.” We can prevent unintentional shootings and save lives with secure gun storage.
Angela is right: Tragedies like this CAN be prevented by taking a few simple steps to secure guns in homes and vehicles. Be SMART: Assume curious children will find guns and store them unloaded, locked and separate from ammunition.
“This is a 6-year-old boy,” said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action. “Had his entire future ahead of him, and it’s just so hard to hear something like this, especially knowing that this is a preventable tragedy.”
A 6-year-old boy found an unsecured, loaded gun inside a Maryland home and discharged it, killing him. Police have not yet said how the child accessed the gun or to whom it belongs.
In just the past couple of weeks, children as young as 2 have found guns and pulled the trigger, resulting in critical injuries and even death.
These tragedies are preventable.
If you own a gun and children live in or visit your home, store them unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition—at home and in vehicles. The safety of kids and families depends on it.
Learn more: besmartforkids.org