,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #df  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#d1 #bjai,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1  
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 and ,mr4 ,deutch7       
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
support for the designation of ,june #ba
 as ,national ,,ask 7,asking ,saves     
,kids7 ,day to promote children's health
 and safe storage of guns in the home4  
,whereas according to estimates from the
 ,centers for ,disease ,control and     
,prevention1 in #bjaf1 on average1 #h   
children and teens per day were injured 
or killed from the unintentional        
discharge of a firearm2 ,whereas #a4g   
million children in the ,united ,states 
live in homes with loaded and unlocked  
guns2 ,whereas in ,states that collect  
data through the ,national ,violent     
,death ,reporting ,system1 on average1  
#hj percent of unintentional firearm    

deaths of children under #ae occurred in
 a home2 ,whereas in approximately #ge  
percent of school shootings by a        
student1 the gun was brought from their 
home or the home of a family member and 
owned by an adult family member2        
,whereas the ,,ask ,campaign encourages 
parents to add a question to a          
conversation before their child visits  
other homes1 ,is there a gun in your    
house81 and follow affirmative answers  
with1 ,is it locked and unloaded82      
,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 life2      
,whereas asking these questions will    
raise awareness of the need for safe    
storage of guns in the home as a proven 
effective preventative safety measure2  
,whereas asking these questions will    
prevent incidents of family fire1 in    
which an improperly stored or misused   
gun results in injury or death2 ,whereas
 the ,,ask ,campaign was first          

established with the ,american ,academy 
of ,pediatrics 7,,aap7 in #bjjj and is  
currently administered by the ,brady    
,campaign2 ,whereas the president of the
 ,,aap has said1 ,keeping children and  
teens safe from preventable injuries is 
one of the most important things we do  
as pediatricians42 ,whereas a ,november 
#bjag ,government ,accountability       
,office report1 ,personal ,firearms3    
,programs that ,promote ,safe ,storage  
and ,research on ,their ,effectiveness1 
identified #af public or nonprofit      
programs that promote safe gun storage1 
including the ,,ask program1 and        
reported that the ,,ask ,program was the
 only national program to be evaluated  
and validated as effective2 ,whereas    
,june #ba1 the first day of summer1 the 
season in which kids typically spend    
more time at a friend's or family       
member's home1 has traditionally been   
designated as ,national ,,ask ,day2     
,whereas the ,brady ,center and         
,campaign1 its more than #ajj chapters  

in a majority of ,states throughout the 
,nation1 and its many local1 ,state1 and
 national partners come together to     
highlight the ,,ask ,campaign each year 
in communities across the ,nation2 and  
,whereas ,june #ba1 #bjai1 is designated
 by national organizations1 as well as  
various local and ,state governments1   
including ,state legislatures1 as the   
#afth annual ,national ,,ask ,day3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress--    
7#a7 supports the designation of        
,national ,,ask 7,asking ,saves ,kids7  
,day to encourage parents to begin      
asking this life-saving question2  7#b7 
encourages public health1 medical1 and  
other professionals to discuss gun      
ownership1 gun safety1 and safe storage 
in the home with their patients and     
parents and guardians of minors2 and    
7#c7 supports the goals and ideals of   
,national ,,ask ,day4