Motor vehicle accidents, drowning and bicycle accidents each account for more childhood fatalities than firearms, yet nowhere does the AAP state: “Do not allow your child to ride in a motor vehicle, approach a body of water, or ride a bicycle.”
91% of all childhood firearms deaths are due to homicide (61%) or suicide. (30%) Only about 400 childhood deaths per year are due to accidental firearms discharge.
In the District of Columbia, which until recently almost completely banned firearms ownership, firearms are the #1 cause of childhood deaths.
(All statistics from the AAP’s own website.)