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Pediatric firearm-related injuries are now the leading cause of death among children in the United States. We sought to characterize the experience of a large free-standing children's hospital treating children with firearm injuries. ⋯ Firearms pose a substantial risk to children in the United States. There has been an increasing trend in pediatric firearm injuries over the last decade. The majority of children treated for firearm injury at our institution sustained injuries in the setting of gun violence. Injury prevention efforts should be aimed at decreasing intentional pediatric firearm injuries.