We analyzed a number of national random-digit dial telephone surveys.
Major findings: Many gun owners report storing their guns loaded and unlocked. Gun training is often associated with an increased likelihood of storing firearms in this manner.
Publication: Weil, Douglas S; Hemenway, David. "Loaded Guns in the Home: An Analysis of a National, Random Survey of Gun Owners." JAMA. 1992; 267:3033-37. See response: Weil, Douglas S; Hemenway, David. "Violence in America: Guns." JAMA 1992; 268:307
Publication: Hemenway, David; Solnick, Sara J; Azrael, Deborah R. "Firearm Training and Storage." JAMA. 1995; 273:46-50. See response: Hemenway, David; Solnick, Sara J; Azrael, Deborah R. "Firearm Training." JAMA. 1995; 273:1733-34

34. Gender and reports on ownership and storage
We analyzed gun storage practices from data obtained from a 1999 national random-digit-dial survey of adults conducted under the auspices of the Harvard Injury Control Center.
Major findings: Prior studies found that women appear to underreport household gun ownership. This study indicates that women, when they report a gun in the home, often incorrectly believe that it is stored unloaded and locked up.
Publication: Azrael, Deborah; Miller, Matthew; Hemenway, David. "Are Firearms Stored Safely in Households with Children? It Depends on Whom You Ask." Pediatrics electronic pages. 2000; 106: e31.

35. Gun storage and children
Some 400 parents with firearms in the home responded to questions about firearms storage.
Major findings:  Over 20% of parents had a loaded firearm and 8% stored at least one firearm loaded and unlocked.  Households with teenagers were somewhat more likely to store firearms unsafely.
Publication: Johnson, Renee M; Miller, Matthew; Vriniotis, Mary; Azrael, Deborah; Hemenway, David.  "Are Household Firearms Stored Less Safely in Homes with Adolescents?: Analysis of a National Random Sample of Parents."  Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2006; 160:788-92.

36. Gun storage and children; best practices
We summarized the literature on preventing child access to firearms.
Publication: Johnson, Renee; Hemenway, David.  "Prevention of Children and Youths' Access to and Operation of Firearms: A Review of Interventions." In: Trafton, JA & Gordon WP (eds). Best Practices in the Behavioral Management of Health from Preconception to Adolescence, Vol III. Institute for Brain Potential. 2008.