Barry Baines

So it's within our grasp if we choose to do something. But we do have to choose to do something. And I learned about Be Smart about a year ago, didn't really tumble to it. And, you know, Be Smart for Kids, it's besmartforkids.org, is smart. And but we as common citizens, we both can do something and it will happen if we do do something, we must do something.

I'm gonna ask Kathleen to talk about be smart for a minute.

I'm gonna ask Kathleen to talk about be smart for a minute.

So the, I love the acronym, be smart. It's secure, secure your firearms locked, unloaded, ammo, ammo, Separate lock model do it ask ask whether all firearms are secured in Practice there's three scenarios you ask Either text or email or I'm an old goat. So I actually talk on the phone One is yes, are your firearms secured? Yep, they're all secured everything safe locked up second is

So the, I love the acronym, be smart. It's secure, secure your firearms locked, unloaded, ammo, ammo, Separate lock model do it ask ask whether all firearms are secured in Practice there's three scenarios you ask Either text or email or I'm an old goat. So I actually talk on the phone One is yes, are your firearms secured? Yep, they're all secured everything safe locked up second is

Are your firearms secured? No, I keep one. I really need one for protection. Well, let's go to the park instead. Or let's, why don't the kids come over here? And then the third one, which just sneaks up on people is you ask and the response is, why would you ever think I'm such a beast that I would have a gun in my home? And you have to have a response of that, that

Are your firearms secured? No, I keep one. I really need one for protection. Well, let's go to the park instead. Or let's, why don't the kids come over here? And then the third one, which just sneaks up on people is you ask and the response is, why would you ever think I'm such a beast that I would have a gun in my home? And you have to have a response of that, that

Well, there's 40% of American homes have a gun in it, and I just don't know. And so it's better to be safe than sorry. And you may have to practice that in front of the mirror. Practice it. Be prepared. Because I know one of my colleagues who asked and got that third response was so taken aback that she stopped asking, which is really unfortunate.

Well, there's 40% of American homes have a gun in it, and I just don't know. And so it's better to be safe than sorry. And you may have to practice that in front of the mirror. Practice it. Be prepared. Because I know one of my colleagues who asked and got that third response was so taken aback that she stopped asking, which is really unfortunate.

So let me jump in on that. And there's a couple of things. One is I need my firearm. I'm afraid of a home invasion. I would argue that In that case, you really want, there's biometric lock boxes that open in a flash. And you want to know that that pistol is in that box. Because I didn't have a chance to look this up, but many years ago, they did a survey in Austin, Texas.

So let me jump in on that. And there's a couple of things. One is I need my firearm. I'm afraid of a home invasion. I would argue that In that case, you really want, there's biometric lock boxes that open in a flash. And you want to know that that pistol is in that box. Because I didn't have a chance to look this up, but many years ago, they did a survey in Austin, Texas.

They called people out and said, do you have a pistol in your home? Yep, I got a pistol. Where is it? It's in my bedside table. And they said, well, would you go look and verify that they went, came back and said, it's not there. Where was it? It was in the kid's backpack. But if you really fear a home invasion, you don't want that weapon going walkabout on you. You want to know where it is.

They called people out and said, do you have a pistol in your home? Yep, I got a pistol. Where is it? It's in my bedside table. And they said, well, would you go look and verify that they went, came back and said, it's not there. Where was it? It was in the kid's backpack. But if you really fear a home invasion, you don't want that weapon going walkabout on you. You want to know where it is.

And it's in that biometric lock box, a hundred bucks at Dick's sporting goods or Menards or wherever you want to go. Um, But you want that pistol. And the other thing, we've changed. Our group, when I was at the University of Minnesota, was one of the groups that started eliminating smoking in hospitals. When I was in training, you could smoke in bed recovering from a myocardial infarction.

And it's in that biometric lock box, a hundred bucks at Dick's sporting goods or Menards or wherever you want to go. Um, But you want that pistol. And the other thing, we've changed. Our group, when I was at the University of Minnesota, was one of the groups that started eliminating smoking in hospitals. When I was in training, you could smoke in bed recovering from a myocardial infarction.

And we had, I remember somebody said, you know, I found, they said, your smoke-free program doesn't work because I found a cigarette butt in the back stairwell of the parking ramp. Well, no, it does work. And there will be people who resist. Probably 5% of the population will blow it off. But The other 95% will do it, and our kids can live with that.

And we had, I remember somebody said, you know, I found, they said, your smoke-free program doesn't work because I found a cigarette butt in the back stairwell of the parking ramp. Well, no, it does work. And there will be people who resist. Probably 5% of the population will blow it off. But The other 95% will do it, and our kids can live with that.

I want to jump in on that. And I think that's the wrong question because that's saying, oh, this is somebody else's problem. If somebody else would just take responsibility, if somebody else would just take action.

I want to jump in on that. And I think that's the wrong question because that's saying, oh, this is somebody else's problem. If somebody else would just take responsibility, if somebody else would just take action.

Yeah, but we can't control them. We can't control them. I mean, it's like, you know, this thing at Fleet Farm where, you know, the straw purchaser, I can't control that. But what I can do and what each one of us on this podcast can do is ask and we can ask our friends to ask. Okay. So there's things we can do that will make a difference. Gotcha. Gotcha. Go ahead, Kathleen.