New PSA campaign asks firearms owners to: “Remember, Always...Lock It Up.”

Many firearms owners take seriously their responsibility to store their firearms in a way that makes them inaccessible to the wrong hands – children, at-risk youth, potential thieves, and those who intend to harm themselves or others.  Yet according to a study by the RAND Corporation using statistics from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.4 million homes have firearms stored in a way that makes them accessible to the wrong hands. 

A new Safe Firearms Storage campaign from the National Crime Prevention Council and the Ad Council encourages firearms owners to store firearms safely by locking them up where children, at-risk youth, potential thieves, and those who intend to harm themselves or others cannot access them.

Take a look at the PSAs and read more about the campaign here: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/7111651-national-crime-prevention-council-family-firearms-safety-campaign

At ncpc.org people can find a wealth of information to determine the best firearms safety solutions to fit their households.  

There’s also a campaign Snapguide that offers a compact, step-by-step visual guide on how to clear and lock a firearm safely.