1. [HOST], [LOCATION] [DATE]
Why and How to Talk With Your Children About Gun Safety (Even If You Don’t Own Guns)
[HOST], [LOCATION]
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3. Agenda Talking with Children About Guns
Additional Steps Parents Can (and Should!) Take
A Call to Action

4. Pre-School To Third Grade
Key Issues:
Ignorance about guns
Innate curiosity
Inherent trust of others
Key Messages: If you see a gun --
STOP!
Don’t Touch.
Run Away.
Tell a Grownup.

5. Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program

6. Fourth To Sixth Grades Key Issues Key Messages Initial exposure
Gun toys
Hollywood and cartoon influence
Increased time outside adult supervision
Key Messages
Eddie Eagle message
Toy guns vs real guns
Hollywood vs reality
It is OK to ask questions
You will not be punished for acting safely

7. Staying Safe Around Guns: Middle-School Edition http://bit.ly/1506i4a
Speak Up Campaign (866-SPEAK-UP)

8. Seventh Grade and Above
Key Issues
Conflicting influences
Desire for independence
Peer pressure
Increased access to guns
Key Messages
Guns are never a way to express emotion
It is OK to tell an adult about others having guns
It is OK to ask someone to put a gun away or to leave
If guns are to be handled, do so safely and responsibly

9. Speak Up Campaign (866-SPEAK-UP)
Local Law Enforcement
Gun Clubs and Ranges
Firearms/Hunter Safety Instructors
Staying Safe Around Guns: High School Edition

10. Beyond Education: Additional Steps For Parents
Ask Others About
Gun Ownership
“Asking Saves Kids”
Learn Basics of Safe
Gun Handling
Safe direction
Off the trigger
Always loaded
Store Firearms Safely
And Responsibly
“Project Childsafe”

11. A Call to Action Take this information home and act on it
Let other parents know about KidsAndGunSafety.org
Encourage others to attend this lecture
Ask schools and PTAs, houses of worship, or homeowners associations in your community to host this presentation
Deliver this lecture in your own community – the materials are available free to anyone comfortable presenting them

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