Friday, April 16, 2004

Project ChildSafe comes to Fairburn The Fairburn Police Department will provide 900 free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program. Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), will distribute millions of firearm safety kits throughout the country over the next year. the program is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, with additional funding provided by the firearms industry. “We encourage residents to pick up a Project ChildSafe safety kit so they can securely store their firearm,” said Chief Frederick Brown. Each kit contains a safety curriculum and a cable-style gun lock. The locks fit on most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns, The goal is to prevent a child or any unauthorized person from accessing a firearm in your home. By partnering with Project ChildSafe, the Fairburn police department is participating in a growing national effort to promote firearms safety education to all owners. Project Childsafe will distribute gun lock safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories. “We are pleased to have the Fairburn Police Department as a Project ChildSafe partner,” said Dee Dee Dockins, spokesperson for the program. Project ChildSafe is an important step forward in helping ensure that all firearm owners fully understand their responsibilities with respect to the safe handling and storage of firearms.