KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Saint Luke’s Hospital is providing free gun safety locks to the community as the health system reports a significant increase in gunshot wound cases.
The hospital saw a 52% increase from 2019 to 2024 in adults treated for gunshot wounds in their Level One Trauma Center.
The gun safety locks come with a lock and key, along with instructions and a suicide awareness card. The device works by threading through the gun’s chamber and locking at the bottom.
Dr. Andrew Benedict, surgeon and trauma medical director at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, said gun violence is the number one cause of death for children in America…