Title: Expressing support for the designation of June 21 as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and gun safety.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Expresses support for the designation of National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to encourage parents to begin asking the question, "Is there an unlocked gun in your house?" before their child visits other homes.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 66 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 66

   Expressing support for the designation of June 21 as National ASK 
  (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and gun safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2017

 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
Keating, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
   Grijalva, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for the designation of June 21 as National ASK 
  (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and gun safety.

Whereas on average, in 2010, one child under the age of 15 died every six days 
        due to the unintentional discharge of a firearm;
Whereas according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, in 2012, approximately 667 children sustained nonfatal 
        injuries from the unintentional discharge of a firearm;
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 the ASK Campaign encourages parents to add one more question to a 
        conversation before their child visits other homes: ``Is there an 
        unlocked gun in your house?'';
Whereas the ASK Campaign was first established by the American Academy of 
        Pediatrics (AAP) and the Center to Prevent Youth Violence, along with 
        other partners, in 2000;
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.'';
Whereas according to the National Rifle Association's Parents' Guide to Gun 
        Safety, ``Parental responsibility does not end, however, when the child 
        leaves the home . . . Even if no one in your family owns a gun, chances 
        are that someone you know does. Your child could come in contact with a 
        gun at a neighbor's house, when playing with friends, or under other 
        circumstances outside your home.'';
Whereas asking this simple question about gun safety before sending your child 
        to play at another home could help save your child's life;
Whereas June 21, the first day of summer, the season in which kids typically 
        spend more time at a friend's or family member's home, has traditionally 
        been designated as National ASK Day; and
Whereas June 21, 2017, has been designated by national organizations as the 15th 
        annual National ASK Day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) supports the designation of National ASK (Asking Saves 
        Kids) Day to encourage parents to begin asking this life-saving 
        question; and
            (2) supports the goals and ideals of National ASK Day.
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