Today in America, eight children will be killed with guns.

National statistics tell us that nearly 1.7 million children live in a home with a loaded, unlocked gun, and a staggering 40 percent of homes with children have a gun.

It is estimated that more than 36,000 Nevada children live in homes with loaded guns. For nearly 15,000 of them, the guns are loaded and unlocked.

Every year, organizations and individuals around the country celebrate National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day. Held annually on the first day of summer, a time of year when children play more often in the homes of friends or relatives, ASK Day reminds parents about the importance of simply asking if there are guns in the homes where their children play.

Parents ask all sorts of questions to protect their children when they go play at the home of a friend, neighbor or caregiver. But there is one important question that more than half of parents say it never even occurred to them to ask:

“Is there a gun in your home?”

If the answer is no, that is one less thing to worry about.

If the answer is yes, parents are urged to ensure that the guns are stored locked and separate from ammunition, preferably in a gun safe.

This is not an anti-gun campaign. It's about SAFETY.

Join us in support of ASK Day. Help spread the word.

A child’s life is at stake.

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