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Project ChildSafe Reaches all 50 States
With Key Firearm Safety Materials
Project ChildSafe, the nation’s largest firearm safety education program, has encouraged millions of gun owners to practice safe and responsible firearm ownership and storage since it began distributing gun lock safety kits eight months ago. The program, which has been to 49 states and will arrive in Hawaii-the 50th state-in June, has distributed over 12 million free firearm safety kits so far. Each firearm safety kit includes a cable-style gun lock and a safety brochure that discusses safe firearm handling and proper storage practices.
Project ChildSafe is funded by a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and is managed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). The program, designed to make homes with firearms safer, will distribute an additional eight million safety kits throughout the nation during the spring and summer of 2004. The safety kits are made available to gun owners free of charge through participating local law enforcement agencies nationwide.
“This is truly a monumental milestone for firearm safety and education,” said Doug Painter, president of the NSSF. “Project ChildSafe has reached over 13,000 communities with its important firearm safety message.”
Project ChildSafe has partnered with governors, lieutenant governors, U.S. Attorneys, mayors and local law enforcement agencies across the country to distribute this massive number of safety kits. The program will continue to work with these officials and organizations as it continues distribution during the remainder of 2004 and into next year.
Project ChildSafe is a component of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a gun-violence prevention initiative of the US Department of Justice and the Bush Administration. For more information about Project ChildSafe, firearm safety and a list of participating local law enforcement agencies that have received safety kits, visit www.projectchildsafe.org.
About NSSF: The National Shooting Sports Foundation, with over 2,500 firearm industry members, was founded in 1961. The NSSF manages a variety of outreach programs with special emphasis on safety initiatives.
About Project Safe Neighborhoods: Project ChildSafe is a component of President Bush’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative to reduce gun-related violence in America. PSN is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. For more information go to www.psn.gov.
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