Classification of CAP legislation and pediatric injuries in the USA in 2016
| Giffords classification† | State | Population (<19 y) | Injuries (n) | Injuries per 100 000 | |
| Negligent storage (strong) | May or is likely to gain access (i) | California | 9 644 812.00 | 175 | 1.81 |
| District of Columbia* | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1 483 717.00 | 13 | 0.88 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 353 296.00 | 30 | 2.22 | ||
| ‘Gain access to [a] firearm, regardless of whether the child uses the firearm or causes injury’ (ii) | Hawaii* | ||||
| Maryland | 1 427 383.00 | 32 | 2.24 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 110 496.00 | 20 | 0.95 | ||
| Texas | 7 598 212.00 | 173 | 2.28 | ||
| Only if a child uses or carries that firearm (iii) | Connecticut* | ||||
| Florida | 4 334 562.00 | 117 | 2.7 | ||
| Illinois | 3 125 784.00 | 108 | 3.46 | ||
| Iowa | 771 761.00 | 14 | 1.81 | ||
| New Hampshire* | |||||
| North Carolina | 2 423 278.00 | 62 | 2.56 | ||
| Rhode Island* | |||||
| Intentional or reckless storage (weak) | All firearms (iv) | Indiana | 1 665 277.00 | 67 | 4.02 |
| Missouri | 1 466 996.00 | 65 | 4.43 | ||
| Nevada | 702 416.00 | 22 | 3.13 | ||
| Oklahoma | 1 010 825.00 | 36 | 3.56 | ||
| Utah | 956 627.00 | 34 | 3.55 | ||
| All loaded firearms (v) | Delaware* | ||||
| Wisconsin | 1 370 170.00 | 32 | 2.34 | ||
| Virginia | 1 978 585.00 | 59 | 2.98 | ||
| All handguns (vi) | Colorado | 1 325 153.00 | 42 | 3.17 | |
| Georgia | 2 640 493.00 | 101 | 3.83 | ||
| Kentucky | 1 068 052.00 | 38 | 3.56 | ||
| Mississippi | 767 011.00 | 26 | 3.39 | ||
| Tennessee | 1 579 196.00 | 69 | 4.37 | ||
| No CAP legislation (vii) | Alabama | 1 163 902.00 | 55 | 4.73 | |
| Alaska | 195 597.00 | 17 | 8.69 | ||
| Arizona | 1 715 007.00 | 46 | 2.68 | ||
| Arkansas | 745 099.00 | 30 | 4.03 | ||
| Idaho | 455 260.00 | 13 | 2.86 | ||
| Kansas | 757 642.00 | 16 | 2.11 | ||
| Louisiana | 1 173 986.00 | 71 | 6.05 | ||
| Maine* | |||||
| Michigan | 2 343 247.00 | 64 | 2.73 | ||
| Montana | 238 727.00 | 20 | 8.38 | ||
| Nebraska* | |||||
| New Mexico | 523 266.00 | 22 | 4.2 | ||
| New York | 4 465 391.00 | 50 | 1.12 | ||
| Ohio | 2 779 110.00 | 83 | 2.99 | ||
| North Dakota* | |||||
| Oregon | 911 755.00 | 20 | 2.19 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 2 859 747.00 | 72 | 2.52 | ||
| South Carolina | 1 154 597.00 | 47 | 4.07 | ||
| South Dakota | 222 358.00 | 10 | 4.5 | ||
| Vermont* | |||||
| Washington | 1 804 560.00 | 49 | 2.72 | ||
| West Virginia* | |||||
| Wyoming* | |||||
*Data unavailable via WISQARS at time of query.
†Giffords Law Center.7
CAP, child access prevention; WISQARS, Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System.