Law enforcement officials remind public of free gun safety locks

[SecularMotion]

The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office is making an effort to remind the public of a program that supplies free gun safety locks on the heels of an accident in early March in which a 3-year-old Navarro County boy was fatally shot by his 8-year-old cousin.

Project ChildSafe is a nationwide venture that for a little more than a decade has supplied law enforcement agencies with free child safety locks for guns and firearm safety pamphlets to distribute to the public, Chief Deputy Matt Cawthon said.

The program is aimed at preventing incidents like the March 10 tragedy, which happened after the 8-year-old was able to access a loaded 20-gauge shotgun.

“Nothing can affect a family more than the loss of a child. To know that it’s because of the reckless storage of a firearm is even more devastating,” Cawthon said.

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/mclennan_county/law-enforcement-officials-remind-public-of-free-gun-safety-locks/article_59879510-dae8-547b-a9b9-012ed2a404e5.html

[Lurks Often]

1. And all of the supporters of Project Child Safe

are pro gun groups http://www.projectchildsafe.org/supporter-orgs

It's too bad the anti-gun groups can't seem to be bothered to support this worthwhile project.

[sarisataka]

2. At last something useful

It never hurts to remind that there are resources which provide free locks. Law enforcement and shooting groups partnering to take positive action to protect children from gun related injury.

[NYC_SKP]

3. I think they're coming around...

Sooner or later, most will have to say, "Ya know, you guys aren't so nutty after all!"

[Eleanors38]

6. Thus may be the most effective child gun safety program...

on-going in the country. It needs to expand into ALL media and on-line sites.

[ileus]

4. We used to have a member that was against locks and safes because he watched youtube videos.

where the locks were "easy" to pick.

Said something to the effect that the free locks weren't safe enough and gun safes could be picked by 4yo's, he'd seen it on youtube. LOL


I suppose he thought the only safe gun was no gun or something silly like that.

[Brown Coat]

5. If he saw it on YouTube

It has to be true.