FIREARMS INDUSTRY GIVES PINELLAS COUNTY FREE GUN SAFETY KITS

LARGO, Fla. – As part of Project ChildSafe, and as part of an effort to help encourage firearm safety and prevent accidents, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) took part in a media conference event in Pinellas County on Tuesday morning.

U.S. Rep. David Jolly of Pinellas County, the Pinellas County Sheriff, as well as members of the Clearwater and Largo Police Departments attended the event.

The NSSF discussed the importance of firearm safety and is providing local residents with free firearm safety kits (including a gun lock), which are available for pick-up from several local law enforcement agencies, including at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Administration Building on Ulmerton Road in Largo where the event was held.

The NSSF highlighted the top ways to prevent firearm accidents, theft and misuse, as well as the best way to properly secure their firearms when not in use.

You can see some firearm safety tips from the NSSF by clicking HERE.

NSSF is a trade association of the firearms industry, which claims to have provided more than 37 million free firearms safety kits across the country since 1999. The mission of the NSSF is to promote hunting and “shooting sports.”

Rep. Jolly is listed as an official member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, which is sponsored by the NSSF as well as other industry leaders like Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s Ourdoor Fund, Remington, and Vista Outdoor. Those sponsors donate money to industry events and political figures who work in Congress to pass legislation they support.

Original story on ABC Action News (source no longer available online).