 You need a financial advisor with the freedom to focus on your specific needs. Whatever your goals, Reid Potter can create a game plan tailored to you. Call Reid at 432-0777 at Pikeville, Kentucky to learn more. In 2022, firearms became the number one cause of death for children in the United States. With one in three families keeping a gun in the home, gun safety is more important than ever. We spoke to public information officer Tony Kahn on firearm education to help keep you and your family safe. The first thing is lock them up away from, especially children, small children. They do not understand that that's not a toy. We tell people to, you can mostly, 90% of people that sell guns, or when you get a gun now, most of them come with locks with them. Lock them up, you know, lock them up. Especially around kids. I put them up where they can't get to them. People say, I'll put it up high. I've seen kids climb stuff and they can get up to it. Teach your kids to talk to them about gun safety. Keeping a gun in the home increases accidental death and injuries from shootings and increases risks for suicide in adolescents. If a gun is in the home, it should always be kept unloaded, locked, and out of sight in reach of children. Don't touch that. You can say that all day long, but they're going curiosity. I won't touch that. So that's what they're going to do. Show them why. This is why I don't want you to touch this gun. This is why I don't want you to do this. But treat everyone that's loaded. So that will give you peace of mind and probably it will save a life.