With school out and more children spending time at home, officials at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth are urging families to secure their firearms, as the hospital reports a rise in gun-related injuries involving kids.
So far, in the first six months of 2025, Cook Children’s has treated 40 firearm injuries. That’s compared to 62 total for all last year.
“That’s a lot,” said Eric Gonzalez, the program coordinator at Cook Children’s. “And that’s probably more than we’ve seen in the three years prior to that as well.”…