Gun deaths are a tragic part of American life that needs to change. Every year, tens of thousands of lives are lost due to the easy access and availability of firearms. Gun deaths that occur because a firearm was not properly stored and secured are preventable, which adds another layer of grief as families are left behind asking too many “What if?” questions without any answers.
Education can help prevent unauthorized access to guns in the home and save lives. Following are links to a variety of sites that provide best practices for safely securing firearm
- Everytown for Gun Safety: Secure Storage Practices to Reduce Gun Violence
- Sandy Hook Promise: Safe Storage
- Brady United: End Family Fire
- Moms Demand Action: Responsible Gun Storage
- Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy: Safe Gun Storage
- National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF): Project Child Safe
- National Rifle Association (NRA): NRA Family