The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) will provide free firearm safety kits to Sunnyvale residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program. The safety kits, which include a cable gun lock, will be made available to the public, free of charge, at the Sunnyvale DPS headquarters building located at 700 All America Way, Sunnyvale.
Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), has distributed more than 38 million firearm safety kits throughout the country since 2003. The program receives support from the firearms industry, federal and state grants and from public donations.
“We encourage residents to pick up a Project ChildSafe safety kit so that they can securely store their firearm,” said Sunnyvale DPS Chief Phan S. Ngo “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 other unauthorized person from accessing a firearm in your home. The locks are available free of charge at DPS headquarters located at 700 All America Way.”
By partnering with Project ChildSafe, Sunnyvale DPS is participating in a national effort to promote firearms safety education to all gun owners. Project ChildSafe distributes gun lock safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.
“We are pleased to have the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety as a Project ChildSafe partner,” said Bill Brassard Jr., director of Project ChildSafe. “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.”
“I’m proud that our Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is partnering with Project ChildSafe,” said Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein. “We can reduce incidents of unintentional shootings by securing our firearms and help gun owning residents follow required storage practices for the safety of everyone in our community.”
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