The
Asking Saves Kids
Campaign
www.AskAboutGuns.org
Guns are now the LEADING cause of death of children in America
The Asking Saves Kids (ASK) Campaign is a groundbreaking approach to the epidemic of gun violence against children and families.
ASK teaches parents to ASK about guns in the home before sending their kids over to play at someone’s house.
Asking Saves Kids empowers every parent in every neighborhood with a common-sense solution to protect their kids from guns.
Asking Saves Kids is the ONLY gun violence prevention message initiative proven to be effective at reducing gun violence (Harvard & GAO studies).
American parents face a frightening reality.
Half of homes with children in America have a gun and half of those guns are left unlocked or loaded.
It’s far too easy for kids to access guns in homes where they play.
85% of children under 12 killed by a gun are shot in someone’s home.
82% of child suicides are committed with a gun that was found at home.
74% of school shootings occur with a gun that was found at home.
But there is hope.
Every parent can prevent tragedies by asking one simple question:
“Is there a gun where my child plays?”
The Asking Saves Kids message to parents is simple:
Walk outside your front door. Look right. Look left. One of those homes probably has a gun and it’s probably left unlocked or loaded. Therefore, you need to ASK your neighbors if they have a gun before sending your child over to play.
If your neighbor’s answer is yes, ASK these important follow-up questions:
• Are all guns stored in a locked gun safe?
• Are guns and ammunition locked separately?
• Who has the keys?
These questions can save your child’s life.
ASK is proven to reduce gun violence.
Asking Saves Kids (ASK) is the only gun violence prevention message proven to be effective according to groundbreaking studies by Harvard University (2012) and the US General Accounting Office (2017).
Today, ASK is supported by national associations of parents, physicians, educators, public officials and law enforcement - as well as countless grassroots groups across America.
Most importantly, 19 million parents now say they ask about guns before sending their kids to play at someone’s home.
Harvard found ASK to be the only gun violence prevention message ever proven to be effective
ASK was created in 2000 by the Gun Violence Project leadership in alliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics
GAO found ASK to be the only gun violence prevention message ever proven to be effective
Please donate! We depend on your support!
Please donate! We depend on your support!
Our mission to protect America’s families from gun violence depends on your support.
Your tax-deductible donation will help spread the life-saving Asking Saves Kids message to every family and community across America.
The Gun Violence Project is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Our Board of Advisors
Chris Adams, Superconductor Agency
Allison Amons, Superconductor Agency
Kevin Bacon, Actor & Musician
Lara Bergthold, Strategic Consultant
Stephanie Bruni, EP, The Directors Bureau
Rosanne Cash, Singer, Songwriter, Activist
Talmage Cooley, Dir., Gun Violence Project
Griffin Dunne, Writer, Director, Actor
Erin Erenberg, Founder, Chamber of Mothers
Dan Fogelman, Writer, Producer
Tom Freston, Founder & CEO, MTV
Heath Friedman, Wellness Activist
Tyler Goldsmith, Singer, Songwriter
Cheryl Healton, Founding Dean, NYU-SGPH
David Hemenway, Director, Harvard SGPH
Alissa Lee, Writer
Matt Lenski, Director, Arts & Sciences
Michelle Kydd Lee, Chief Innov. Officer, CAA
Carey Lowell, Actor
Melodie McDaniel, Dir., The Directors Bureau
Felice McDaniel, Activist, NAMI
Mandy Moore, Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Jennifer Pomeranz, Professor, NYU-SGPH
Priya Parmar, Writer
Sharon Rapoport, Creative Director, Kripalu
Kyra Sedgwick, Actor, Director, Producer
Oberon Sinclair, CEO, My Young Auntie PR
Anthony Sperduti, Founder & CEO, Mythology
Donna Thomases, Founder, Million Mom March
Caitlin Thompson, Actor, Writer
Frances Tulk-Hart, Photographer, Visual Artist
Emily Vacher, Director, Safety & Trust, Meta