A new study led by epidemiologists at Brown University found that among firearm owners, less safe storage was associated with higher blood lead levels in children.
Link to the published article is present within the article, which I always appreciate.
Based on a cursory read of the methods, they included socioeconomic status as a covariate, which is always the first thing I check in similar articles. However, they only consider the mother’s cleaning habits, which I find surprising.
Growing up with firearms, my dad was always the one maintaining the guns. He was the vector for any exposure to contaminants. My dad was also a neat freak. I would have liked to have seen the researchers consider the father’s cleanliness factor. EDIT: if it was present in the epidemiological data, it may have correlated with safe storage. Clean dads are more likely to store their guns safely, I bet.
Link to the published article is present within the article, which I always appreciate.
Based on a cursory read of the methods, they included socioeconomic status as a covariate, which is always the first thing I check in similar articles. However, they only consider the mother’s cleaning habits, which I find surprising.
Growing up with firearms, my dad was always the one maintaining the guns. He was the vector for any exposure to contaminants. My dad was also a neat freak. I would have liked to have seen the researchers consider the father’s cleanliness factor. EDIT: if it was present in the epidemiological data, it may have correlated with safe storage. Clean dads are more likely to store their guns safely, I bet.