Friday, June 29, 2007
A 16 year-old in Tennessee was accidentally shot by a friend who was playing with a gun.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
A 7 year-old accidentally shot his 8 year-old cousin while playing with a gun at home in Boston.
In Washington State, a 3 year-old accidentally shot and killed himself while playing with a gun.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
A 4 year-old in Louisiana died after accidentally shooting himself.
Monday, June 25, 2007
In New York, a 6 year-old was accidentally shot by a 10 year-old while visiting her grandmother.
A 3 year-old remains in critical condition after being accidentally shot in Texas.
Friday, June 22, 2007
A 17 year-old was arrested this week for bringing a gun to summer school in Kentucky.
In Texas, a 16 year-old was accidently shot by his friend at a sleepover.
A 9 year-old in Maine remains in the hospital after accidentaly shooting himself while home by himself.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
June 21 is National ASK Day, a day to bring special awareness to the injuries and death caused by unintentional gun violence towards children, which occurs far too frequently in this country.
This year's theme for ASK Day is "Ask on ASK Day." We are encouraging parents all over the country to ASK if there is a gun where their children play. Even if you have ASKed in the past, we encourage you to do it again this ASK Day. Just like you check the batteries on your smoke detector every January 1st, we encourage parents everywhere to ASK on the first day of summer, June 21st. Firearms are acquired over time, and summer is a time when children are more likely to be playing at someone else's home.
So we encourage you to spread this message in your community any way you can. Write letters to the editor of the local paper. Hand out brochures, hang posters, or plant flowers in memory of the victims of gun violence. Get together with your local PTA, church group or any parents organization and ASK-get your cell phones out, and call everyone you know and ASK!
Remember to get the media involved! Whatever your event is, call your local newspaper or television station to cover it. The more that people in your community see others ASKing, the more likely they are to ASK themselves. Help us change the attitudes in our communities and make this an easy question to ASK!
For more information, contact ask@paxusa.org!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
An 8 year-old was arrested yesterday in Indiana after threatening other children with a gun on a playground. He found the gun in a drawer at home.
This week law enforcement will operate a large-scale exercise at a high school in Colorado to prepare for emergencies such as school shootings.
A similar exercise but, on school buses was completed in Ohio.
Don't Forget National ASK Day is June 21st!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
A university in Virginia plans to begin a text-messaging service that enables information to be sent in minutes. This system is being implemented in response to the Virginia Tech shootings.
On Monday, a high school in Washington State cancelled classes for the second time this year due to a threat.
Also in Washington State, a high school senior was charged with a misdemeanor and sentenced to a year probation for talking about shooting dozens of fellow students and keeping a notebook about the plan.
Don't Forget National ASK Day is June 21st!
Monday, June 18, 2007
For the third time in less than three weeks in Georgia, a 6 year-old was accidentally shot while playing a game of cops and robbers with an 11 year-old neighbor.
A 7th-grader from Rhode Island was arrested last week for bringing a handgun into school in order to intimidate a friend.
On Friday, a 15 year-old was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school in Maryland.
In Arkansas, a 3-year old was accidentally shot and killed by his 5 year-old brother who probably thought the gun was a toy.
A 16 year-old accidentally shot and killed himself this weekend in Oklahoma.
Don't Forget National ASK Day is June 21st!
Friday, June 15, 2007
A recent study of gun-owning parents was conducted in pediatrician offices around the United States and Canada. The study shows that only 30% of families with guns store their weapons safely.
A 17 year-old was arrested in Louisiana after bringing a gun to summer school.
Classes resumed in a New Jersey high school after explosive devices were discovered in lockers the day before.
In Virginia, two high school students were convicted for their roles in a plot to kill four people at school.
Don't Forget National ASK Day is June 21st!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
On June 8th, a 5 year-old accidentally shot himself in the head while visiting relatives in California.
A 13 year-old remains on house arrest in Ohio after bringing a handgun to his middle school.
In Colorado this week, a high school and middle school conducted exercises that simulated an active shooter scenario and hostage situation.
A similar exercise was also completed in Canada.
A 6 year-old boy from Georgia was killed after he and his older brother found a gun in a closest and began playing with it.
A California university police department held a presentation on measures to take if confronted with a shooter on campus.
Don't Forget National ASK Day is June 21st!
National ASK Day is June 21st!
June 21 is National ASK Day, and it's right around the corner. This is a day to bring special awareness to the injuries and death caused by unintentional gun violence towards children, which occurs far too frequently in this country.
This year's theme for ASK Day is "Ask on ASK Day." We are encouraging parents all over the country to ASK if there is a gun where their children play. Even if you have ASKed in the past, we encourage you to do it again this ASK Day. Just like you check the batteries on your smoke detector every January 1st, we encourage parents everywhere to ASK on the first day of summer, June 21st. Firearms are acquired over time, and summer is a time when children are more likely to be playing at someone else's home.
So we encourage you to spread this message in your community any way you can. Write letters to the editor of the local paper. Hand out brochures, hang posters, or plant flowers in memory of the victims of gun violence. Get together with your local PTA, church group or any parents organization and ASK-get your cell phones out, and call everyone you know and ASK!
Remember to get the media involved! Whatever your event is, call your local newspaper or television station to cover it. The more that people in your community see others ASKing, the more likely they are to ASK themselves. Help us change the attitudes in our communities and make this an easy question to ASK!
For more information, contact ask@paxusa.org!
