WAUSAU Wis. (WAOW) — The ASK campaign says 1 in 3 homes with children have guns — many unlocked or loaded.

About 80% of unintentional firearm deaths of kids under the age of 15 occur in a house.

Mark McCrossen of Wisconsin Rapids said, “It should be child-locked, period.”

Because of these statistics, the Brady Center to prevent gun violence and the American Academy of Pediatrics is encouraging parents to ask questions. If a gun is present in a house McCrossen said, “well then my kid can’t come over unless you put it in a safe or put a trigger lock on it.”

“When a gun is at the house or something like that, if it doesn’t need to be loaded it should be unloaded and put away,” said Jake Schira, owner of Gunsmith Jake.

Earlier this week, tragedy hit Milwaukee when a five-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed himself on accident. “Typically, with firearms we suggest locking them up or putting different types of locking safety devices on them. We’re advising people to not leave firearms out anywhere where children can access them,” said Mark Wagers, Lieutenant with the Marathon Co. Sheriffs Dept.

So how can you keep kids safe? “There are a number of ways to lock guns up,” Schira said.

But if you want the child to know where the gun is, officials say it’s ultimately up to a parent to do what they think is best.

Experts that are part of the ASK day campaign say you should ask your child’s friends’ parents if they have guns and if they’re locked up, keep your kids safety top of mind.