Preventing Firearm Injury and Death

Safe storage protects what matters most: your family.

You want to make the best choices for you and your family. Safe storage of firearms reduces unintentional death, injury and hospitalization.

Get a Free or Affordable Gun Lock Safety Kit (Project ChildSafe)

More resources from Project ChildSafe:

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North Carolinians die every day from a firearm-related death

A growing public health problem

  • There were 1,798 firearm-related deaths among NC residents in 2024.
  • More than half of firearm-related deaths are suicides and more than 4 in 10 are homicides.
  • Men account for 86% of all firearm deaths and non-fatal injuries.
  • Children and families are among those most impacted. Child firearm deaths surpassed the number of child deaths from motor vehicle traffic crashes for the first time in NC in 2020.

You Are Not Alone.

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, visit 988 Lifeline, call 988 or text 988 (for Spanish: text AYUDA to 988). 

The 988 Lifeline is available 24/7/365. Your conversations are free and private.