2/26/04

Holly Springs Public Safety to Distribute 700 Free Firearm Safety Kits
Project ChildSafe Comes to Holly Springs

The Holly Springs Public Safety Department will provide 700 free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program. The safety kits, which include a gun lock, will be distributed as long as supplies last from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the police station. In addition to the cable-style gun lock (pictured at right), each kit contains a safety curriculum. The gun locks fit on most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns.

“This program’s main goal is to provide safe homes for the children,” said Holly Springs Police Sergeant Theo Burnette, who is coordinating Project ChildSafe in Town. “We’re trying to prevent the accidental discharge of firearms in homes, especially when children are involved.”

Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, will distribute millions of firearm safety kits throughout the country during the year. The program is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, with additional funding provided by the firearms industry.

By partnering with Project ChildSafe, Holly Springs Public Safety is participating in a growing national effort to promote firearms safety education to all gun owners. Project ChildSafe will distribute gun lock safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.

“We are pleased to have Holly Springs Public Safety as a Project ChildSafe partner,” said Dee Dee Dockins, spokesperson fro 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.”

Town of Holly Springs - PO Box 8 - 128 South Main Street - Holly Springs, NC 27540 - (919) 552-6221 - Holly.Springs@hollyspringsnc.us