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Tragedy Inspired My Mission to Promote Responsible Gun Storage
By: Gracyn Rouse Miss Missouri’s 2023 Teen When I was young, I was always at my grandpa’s house. I was always right beside him no matter what I was doing. One day, he brought out a trap machine. I watched him for hours, breaking one clay at a time with his shotgun. At that moment, […]
Time and Distance: The Key to Firearm Suicide Prevention
By: Ryan Price Program Operations team at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Back when I worked in a firearms setting, before I joined the staff team at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I didn’t realize that suicide prevention, to a great extent, is a matter of time and distance. What that means […]
Passing Down a Heritage of Safety
By: Scott Stuhr National Program Coordinator at National 4-H Shooting Sports As we continue to observe National Shooting Sports Month this August, it’s an important time to focus on the rules of gun safety and on the importance of passing on the heritage of safe enjoyment of the sport. Many writers on this blog have […]
Six Keys to Proper Etiquette at the Range
By: Julie Golob World Champion, Veteran and Author It’s National Shooting Sports Month! Whether you’re celebrating it with a trip to the range as a family or sharing target-shooting sports with new shooters, brushing up on rules and etiquette will make the excursion fun for everyone. Here are 6 things to consider before you hit […]
Honoring Law Enforcement on National Night Out
By: Ashlee Dickson Sales and Marketing Associate at Console Vault All of us at Console Vault are proud to partner with Project ChildSafe to celebrate and support National Night Out—a special event dedicated to building stronger, safer neighborhoods and expressing our gratitude to the law enforcement officers who work tirelessly to protect us. What is […]
Protecting Your Firearms from Theft: Essential Tips for Gun Owners
By: Shanea Daniels Director of Chapters and Membership National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) Each year, an estimated 200,000 firearms are stolen in the United States. For many of us who purchase firearms to safeguard our homes and families, the idea of our weapons falling into the wrong hands is alarming. While responsible gun owners […]
It’s National Gun Storage Check Week – Make Sure It’s Secure!
This week, NSSF launched the first nationwide Gun Storage Check Week to encourage all gun owners to check their firearm storage practices and, if necessary, make changes to prevent unwanted access. Throughout the week-long campaign, Project ChildSafe joined NSSF and other safety partners across the country to remind gun owners and their families to “Make […]
Seven Firearm Safety Tips from Women Advocates
In 2021, at least 5.4 million people purchased a firearm for the first time—and more than 33 percent of those new gun owners were women. This brought in over 1 million women to gun ownership last year. It’s exciting to see so many women exercising their Second Amendment right to own a firearm, whether it’s […]
2022 Woman of the Gun: Julie Golob
The SHOT Show is the firearm industry’s annual trade show which helps provide support for Project ChildSafe and other firearm industry safety initiatives. At SHOT Show 2022, Project ChildSafe proudly hosted the Women of the Gun event, which included the first-ever Woman of the Gun Award. The award, which recognizes outstanding women in the shooting […]