National ASK Day is meant to remind parents to ask tough and sometimes uncomfortable questions before letting their children visit family and friends' homes: are there firearms in your home and if so, are they properly stored?
, a non-profit organization focused on ending gun violence, eight children a day are unintentionally injured or killed by what's called "family fire", family fire refers to a shooting caused by someone having access to a gun in the home when they shouldn't.
"That uncomfortable conversation for maybe 2 minutes is a lot better than the alternative," said Colleen Creighton, Director of the program end family fire w/ Brady. She says family fire is something that could be prevented if parents just start asking questions about guns in the home beforehand. "The parents would have that conversation and maybe the parent can say 'I really don't want to have this conversation with you, I don't want to tell you if I have a gun in the home,'" Creighton said. "Well, that's up to the parent then to make the next determination to either take their child or to educate their child on gun safety if they still want to have the play date.
Nanny also reminds the public that anytime there are children in a home, guns should be locked away, simply hiding them is not enough.
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