Barry Baines

you know, is put on the table and, you know, as well to really have that conversation and also having some excellent handouts that fortunately now are made up in different languages for, you know, for people whose, you know, English might not be their primary language. And many of these things are relatively easy to mitigate if you know what they are. But if you don't know, then that's a problem.

you know, is put on the table and, you know, as well to really have that conversation and also having some excellent handouts that fortunately now are made up in different languages for, you know, for people whose, you know, English might not be their primary language. And many of these things are relatively easy to mitigate if you know what they are. But if you don't know, then that's a problem.

And, you know, again, in my practice over the years, you do wind up with seeing some of these, you know, avoidable tragedies, you know, that have happened. And so I think trying to be proactive, again, putting on my public health hat, Um, you know, this is something that's, that's very important to, to address.

And, you know, again, in my practice over the years, you do wind up with seeing some of these, you know, avoidable tragedies, you know, that have happened. And so I think trying to be proactive, again, putting on my public health hat, Um, you know, this is something that's, that's very important to, to address.

Uh, of course you can't get away from the impact of, you know, substandard housing and issues that make it, you know, even more dangerous, like, like in the home and things. So it's not something that's necessarily in isolation, but it is a piece of that mosaic. It's a piece of that puzzle. And it's something that I think needs to be, uh, needs to be addressed.

Uh, of course you can't get away from the impact of, you know, substandard housing and issues that make it, you know, even more dangerous, like, like in the home and things. So it's not something that's necessarily in isolation, but it is a piece of that mosaic. It's a piece of that puzzle. And it's something that I think needs to be, uh, needs to be addressed.

Second Amendment rights and the political part of it. But the reality is, is that we have an epidemic of lots of people owning guns just in general. And one of the kids, the leading cause of death in kids, at least, is from firearms. And and there are things that really can be done to mitigate that quite a bit.

Second Amendment rights and the political part of it. But the reality is, is that we have an epidemic of lots of people owning guns just in general. And one of the kids, the leading cause of death in kids, at least, is from firearms. And and there are things that really can be done to mitigate that quite a bit.

I'm not talking about gun violence in the streets where they're relatively random acts, but in the home, there are so many gun accidents that happen as a result of kids getting a hold of guns that are loaded. And these generally tend to be pretty accidental. And again, it's making a plea again for using gun locks

I'm not talking about gun violence in the streets where they're relatively random acts, but in the home, there are so many gun accidents that happen as a result of kids getting a hold of guns that are loaded. And these generally tend to be pretty accidental. And again, it's making a plea again for using gun locks

So they can't be fired, not having ammunition, you know, not having bullets in the gun, having it in a separate place and having your gun locked up somewhere. Of course, you know, this gets away from, you know, why people have guns. A lot of times they say, well, I have a gun to protect myself. And, you know, I can't protect myself if my gun is locked or if it's, you know, somewhere else.

So they can't be fired, not having ammunition, you know, not having bullets in the gun, having it in a separate place and having your gun locked up somewhere. Of course, you know, this gets away from, you know, why people have guns. A lot of times they say, well, I have a gun to protect myself. And, you know, I can't protect myself if my gun is locked or if it's, you know, somewhere else.

But the reality is kids are very curious and they get into that and you wind up with a tragedy as a result of that. And I know that there have been a lot of efforts to make sure that firearms are safely locked up and certainly for sportsmen and hunters, et cetera. They're, generally speaking, I think have a lot more and take a lot more care

But the reality is kids are very curious and they get into that and you wind up with a tragedy as a result of that. And I know that there have been a lot of efforts to make sure that firearms are safely locked up and certainly for sportsmen and hunters, et cetera. They're, generally speaking, I think have a lot more and take a lot more care

of equipment to keep, you know, their guns in a separate place and keep it locked up. But it's hard to imagine that firearm deaths are the leading cause of death in kids, young people. You know, I always, you know, thought it was cars, you know, which we also, you know, get into. And the basic rules of gun safety as detailed in our

of equipment to keep, you know, their guns in a separate place and keep it locked up. But it's hard to imagine that firearm deaths are the leading cause of death in kids, young people. You know, I always, you know, thought it was cars, you know, which we also, you know, get into. And the basic rules of gun safety as detailed in our

excellent research is it's not complicated things you know that you that you need to do to kind of keep your family safe just internally within within your house um and and those are things that uh just you know really i think should be you know should be highlighted because kids kids can't distinguish the difference between real guns and play guns yeah yeah yeah yeah

excellent research is it's not complicated things you know that you that you need to do to kind of keep your family safe just internally within within your house um and and those are things that uh just you know really i think should be you know should be highlighted because kids kids can't distinguish the difference between real guns and play guns yeah yeah yeah yeah

And I think part of it is, you know, is, is understanding the environment, right? You're in a shower. Oftentimes bathtubs can be even worse versus a standup shower. But if you take a shower and you know, you have the bathtub. So, you know, just think about it. Soap plus water. Slippery. Exactly. Slippery. I don't know any, any bathtubs or wall pots in the bathroom that are soft. It really is a,

And I think part of it is, you know, is, is understanding the environment, right? You're in a shower. Oftentimes bathtubs can be even worse versus a standup shower. But if you take a shower and you know, you have the bathtub. So, you know, just think about it. Soap plus water. Slippery. Exactly. Slippery. I don't know any, any bathtubs or wall pots in the bathroom that are soft. It really is a,