Senate Resolution No. by Senator Mizell urges the Louisiana Department of Health to investigate the prevalence of injuries and fatalities resulting from unintentional shootings and suicides among minor children in the state. The resolution highlights alarming statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, indicating that unintentional firearm injuries are a leading cause of death for children, with many incidents occurring in homes where firearms are not securely stored. It notes that a significant percentage of firearm suicides among children involved guns that were stored loaded and unlocked, emphasizing the need for improved firearm safety practices.

The resolution also points out that while many states have implemented Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws to mitigate these risks by requiring secure storage of firearms, Louisiana currently lacks such legislation despite having one of the highest rates of unintentional shootings by children in the nation. Therefore, the resolution calls for a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of CAP laws in other states and seeks recommendations for developing and implementing similar laws in Louisiana to enhance child safety and reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths.