[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 149 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S11356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ASKING SAVES KIDS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, PAX is an organization that promotes 
practical, non-political solutions to the problem of gun violence. 
Asking Saves Kids or ASK is a national advertising campaign, developed 
by PAX in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics. The 
ASK campaign urges parents to ask their neighbors if they have a gun in 
the home before sending their child over to play. To help parents with 
what is a difficult question, the ASK campaign has developed a 
``Parent's Help Kit''. The kit contains tips on how to ask the question 
about guns in the home, a sample letter to mail to other parents, and 
non-confrontational ways to respond to friends and relatives who may 
take exception to the question. The Help Kit is an invaluable tool in 
the fight to protect children from gun violence and I encourage parents 
to visit the PAX web site and download a copy of the Help Kit. The web 
site address is http://www.gunviolence.org/pdf/ASK__Kit.pdf.

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