To the editor:

The news from Michigan recently is both heartbreaking and infuriating: a teenager took a gun from his home and used it to murder four students and to seriously wound seven others at his high school.  

Tragically, unsecured firearms are often used in school gun violence. The majority of shooters on school grounds under the age of 18—up to 80 percent—obtained the gun(s) they used from their home or the homes of their relatives or friends.  

Secure gun storage is a way to prevent these incidents from happening. All gun owners have a responsibility to properly secure guns in homes and vehicles so children and at-risk individuals do not have easy access to them. 

Safety starts at home: lock up your guns, lock up your ammunition. For more information visit BeSMARTforKids.org.

Jennifer Boylan

Barrington