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Kids Who Kill Offer Little Warning
By BEN NUCKOLS | Associated Press Writer February 6, 2008

Slayings of relatives by teenagers "are usually spontaneous sorts of things," ......With a teenager, it's almost always impulsive, spontaneous, and there happens to be a loaded gun around."

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Autopsy: Wounded teen later killed self, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 3, 2008

Seeing is Believing: What do Boys do When They Find a Real Gun? Geoffrey A. Jackman, Mirna M. Farah, Arthur L. Kellermann and Harold K. Simon Pediatrics 2001;107;1247-1250

Firearms in the Home: Parental Perceptions Mirna M. Farah*, Harold K. Simon*, and Arthur L. Kellermann Received Jul 16, 1998; accepted Apr 14, 1999

Firearm storage patterns in US homes with children MA Schuster, TM Franke, AM Bastian, S Sor and N Halfon American Journal of Public Health University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Firearm Safety Counseling in Primary Care Pediatrics: A Randomized,Controlled Trial David C. Grossman, Peter Cummings, Thomas D. Koepsell, Jean Marshall, Luann D'Ambrosio, Robert S. Thompson and Chris Mack Pediatrics 2000;106;22-26