The ability to buy a gun and access to a loaded gun within 3 hours are relatively common among ED adolescent patients. Having a gun in the home and witnessing a gun at school were independent predictors of the ability to access a loaded gun within 3 hours. Gang membership and drug use were associated with a self-reported ability to buy a gun.
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