Safe Storage of Firearms Sources: *NC State Center for Health Statistics (NC SCHS). 2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Firearm Safety; Gun Ownership. **NC SCHS. Do you have any guns in or around your home? 2016-2017 NC CHAMP Survey Results. ***NC State Center for Health Statistics. Are any of the guns in or around your home ever kept unlocked? 2016-2017 NC Statewide CHAMP Survey Results.NC DHHS. Keeping Families and Communities Safe: Public Health Approaches to Reduce Violence and Firearm Misuse Leading to Injury and Death. 2022 Nov.Source: Monuteaux et al. Association of increased safe household firearm storage with firearm suicide and unintentional death among US youths. JAMA Pediatrics. 2019. *Clegg W. Thousands of guns are stolen from unlocked cars as violent crime in Charlotte rises WBTV. 17 Apr 2023. Download the Safe Firearm Storage Fact Sheet PDF