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Lt. Governor Mark
Taylor and the Georgia Sheriff’s Association have partnered in an effort to
help make homes with firearms safer and prevent needless deaths. Through
their Project HomeSafe initiative, they will distribute over 60,000 free
cable gunlocks to Georgians statewide, beginning November 8.
The nationwide Project HomeSafe
campaign is about teaching Americans to unload and lock their guns, and will
provide firearm owners with three million free gunlocks this year.
Project HomeSafe is funded by the
U.S. Congress via a Office of Justice grant and was developed by the
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). The National Conference of
Lieutenant Governors (NCLG) and over 700 communities in 46 states also
endorse it.
“Project HomeSafe has become the
most comprehensive firearm safety education program in America,” said Doug
Painter, executive director of the NSSF. “The combination of free gun
locking devices, an in-depth safety education component, and distribution
efforts in states across the country will significantly enhance public
awareness of the importance of safe gun storage in the home.”
Who: Lt. Governor Mark Taylor
Sheriff Jacquelyn H.
Barrett, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
What: Georgians will receive free
cable gunlocks and accompanying educational material as part of Project
HomeSafe’s nationwide program
When: Friday,
November 9
Where: 9:00
a.m.-11:00 a.m. Turner Field “Gold Lot”
1:30
p.m.-3:30 p.m. Home Depot
1425 Market
Boulevard
Roswell, Georgia
Media Contact: Laurie Lindenbaum..................518-434-3582
Sgt. Nikita Adams-Hightower....404-742-7022
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