Study finds 6% of Florida teens have handguns, a 65% increase in two decades

Study finds 6% of Florida teens have handguns, a 65% increase in two decades

Despite increased concerns about rising gun deaths among children, new research found that the number of teenagers who have handguns has gone up.  The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that Florida adolescent general handgun carrying increased by 65%, from 3.7% to 6.0%, from 2002 to 2022. Females, middle school-aged teens and white … Read more