Project ChildSafe Launches 15 Education
Vehicles
On National Firearm Safety Tour
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Project ChildSafe will launch a safety
tour to distribute 20 million free firearm safety kits to thousands of
communities across America. The safety tour coincides with the launch of
the Project ChildSafe program, developed and managed by the National Shooting
Sports Foundation (NSSF) and funded by a $50 million U.S. Department of
Justice grant. The program supports a mobile safety tour of 15 education
vehicles that will visit all 50 states.
The free firearm safety kits, which include a gun locking
device, can be obtained by visiting any of the Project ChildSafe scheduled
tour stops across the country. Some events include state and county fairs,
outdoor shooting sports events, fishing and hunting expos, sporting goods
shows, retail store events and other festivals. Project ChildSafe is also
assisting local law enforcement agencies with scheduling firearm safety
events in their communities.
The education vehicles will offer free safety information,
demonstrations on the use of the gun locks, and valuable tips on firearm
safety. Parents are encouraged to have their children sign the Project
ChildSafe pledge, where the child pledges to be safe around firearms. A
trained program representative, working with local law enforcement officers,
is on hand to answer questions about proper firearm storage in the home.
Project ChildSafe is an expansion of NSSF’s Project
HomeSafe, which provided 2.4 million free firearm safety kits to families
in 43 states and over 1,100 communities last year. Project ChildSafe will
work with governors and lieutenant governors, U.S. Attorneys, mayors and
local law enforcement to raise awareness about safe and responsible firearm
ownership and storage.
The Project ChildSafe educational vehicles are scheduled
to begin touring the country in the summer of 2003. For information about
state safety tours, Project ChildSafe and firearm safety, 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 firearm
safety.
About Project Safe Neighborhoods: Project ChildSafe is
a component of President Bush’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)
initiative to reduce gun-related crime and 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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