Whereas firearm-related deaths are now the leading cause of death in United States children; Whereas, according to estimates from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, on average, 22 children and teens per day were injured or killed from the discharge of a firearm; Whereas 4.6 million children in the United States live in homes with loaded and unlocked guns; Whereas, in States that collect data through the National Violent Death Reporting System, on average, 80 percent of unintentional firearm deaths of children under 15 occurred in a home; Whereas, in approximately 80 percent of school shootings by a student, the gun was brought from their home or the home of a family member and owned by an adult family member; Whereas the ASK Campaign encourages parents to add a question to a conversation before their child visits other homes, Is there a gun in your house? , and follow affirmative answers with, Is it locked and unloaded? ; Whereas asking these simple questions about gun safety before sending your child to visit or play at another home could help save your child’s life; Whereas asking these questions will raise awareness of the need for safe storage of guns in the home as a proven effective preventative safety measure; Whereas asking these questions will prevent incidents of family fire, in which an improperly stored or misused gun results in injury or death; Whereas the ASK Campaign was first established with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2000 and is currently administered by the Brady Campaign; Whereas the president of the AAP has said, Keeping children and teens safe from preventable injuries is one of the most important things we do as pediatricians.