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A 1-minute gun safety video helped preteen children be more careful around real guns – new research

  • Written by Brad Bushman, Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
A 1-minute gun safety video helped preteen children be more careful around real guns – new researchA little training helped kids make safer choices when they stumbled across a gun.M-Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Children who watched a 1-minute-long gun safety video were more cautious when they found a real handgun hidden in a drawer in our lab compared to...

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