How to Tactfully Ask Your Child's Friend's Parents if They Have Guns at Home

"A study released last month in Pediatrics found that more than 60 percent of the Illinois parents that the researchers surveyed had never asked another parent whether there was an unlocked firearm in that person's home before allowing their child to visit for a playdate."

"Betz, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has seen firsthand the harm that guns can do when they're left unlocked in the home."

"In all, 2,526 kids and teens died from gunshots wounds in the U.S. in 2022... A simple conversation can go a long way in preventing accidental deaths."

"Betz frames questions about guns as one of several safety topics parents should discuss with one another before playdates, including everything from food allergies to unsupervised pool access."

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