But if you ask the wrong question, you're going to get the wrong answer.
In yet another ridiculous move by the anti-self-defense camp, a national “ASK” day was established about ten years ago. Its purpose was to remind parents to be proactive about protecting their children from firearm accidents simply by asking their friends and neighbors about the use of guns in their respective homes. Its intent was to remind parents to inquire of friends and neighbors that their children are associating with whether or not they have firearms in the home and whether or not they are stored “properly.” Here’s the huge problem with this campaign. It’s putting the majority of the safety of your child in the hands of someone else. Just because you ask if there is a firearm and the answer is “no” doesn’t mean that will remain the case perpetually.
In yet another ridiculous move by the anti-self-defense camp, a national “ASK” day was established about ten years ago. Its purpose was to remind parents to be proactive about protecting their children from firearm accidents simply by asking their friends and neighbors about the use of guns in their respective homes. Its intent was to remind parents to inquire of friends and neighbors that their children are associating with whether or not they have firearms in the home and whether or not they are stored “properly.”
Here’s the huge problem with this campaign. It’s putting the majority of the safety of your child in the hands of someone else. Just because you ask if there is a firearm and the answer is “no” doesn’t mean that will remain the case perpetually.
Kellene hits the nail right on the head with that. There is nothing wrong with trying to keep your kids safe. In fact, it's your responsibility to do the best you can. Asking another parent a question that properly belongs to your child is not responsible.
Instead of asking another person about something they may not be able to control, ask your child "What do you do if you find a firearm?" The answer is so simple, my 4 year old is now able to recite it
When your children know the proper steps to take to keep themselves safe, they will do what's right when they do find the firearm the parent lied about or simply didn't know was there.
Have you asked your children what they would do? Because otherwise, you're just asking the wrong question?