{"id":3372,"date":"2024-06-01T13:15:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T13:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3372"},"modified":"2024-06-01T13:15:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T13:15:28","slug":"make-sure-its-secure-gun-storage-week-june-1-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3372","title":{"rendered":"Make Sure It&#8217;s Secure: Gun Storage Week June 1-7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C.png\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"157\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-696x157.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-696x157.png 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-700x158.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-768x173.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-150x34.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-1068x240.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C-560x126.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GSCW_type_2C.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"GSCW_type_2C\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gun Storage Check Week, a public awareness campaign created by the NSSF, starts today and runs through starting June 1 and running through next Friday, June 7. The goal of the campaign is to remind gun owners to review their storage practices with the mission to prevent accidents, suicides and thefts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurely storing guns when they\u2019re not in use can save lives. It\u2019s really that simple,\u201d said Joe Bartozzi, president and CEO of NSSF. \u201cNo one wants their gun in the hands of an unsupervised child, a person in crisis, someone who does not understand how to safely operate firearms or a thief. If something bad happens because your gun isn\u2019t stored securely, you\u2019ll regret it, probably forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bartozzi said that Gun Storage Check Week is a time for firearm owners to make sure their guns are securely stored when not in use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHiding a gun on top of a refrigerator or a closet shelf or in some other location is not a substitute for secure, locked storage,\u201d Bartozzi emphasized. \u201cEven if a firearm is kept for home security, there are devices such as lock boxes that allow readiness and at the same time deter unauthorized access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gun Storage Check Week campaign\u2019s slogan is \u201cMake Sure It\u2019s Secure.\u201d Gun Storage Check Week is a good time for parents to make sure firearms are not accessible to children during their summer break from school.<\/p>\n<h4>Secure Storage and Suicide Prevention<\/h4>\n<p>Each year more than half of all firearm-related fatalities are suicide deaths, and among veterans the rate tops 72 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuicide is preventable,\u201d said Bartozzi. \u201cGun owners and their families can save lives by becoming more open to discussing factors that contribute to suicide risk and by preventing access to firearms when someone is at risk. Supporting someone who is struggling and being respectful of the right to own firearms can go together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Storing firearms securely creates \u201ctime and space\u201d so that when a person in crisis cannot reach a firearm, there is time for the period of acute risk to pass or for intervention to take place, and that can save a life. When circumstances warrant it, temporary offsite storage can be a solution, but remember to follow applicable firearm transfer laws.<\/p>\n<p>Gun Storage Check Week\u2019s safety resources highlight many options to store firearms securely so that guns are off limits to unauthorized persons. Secure gun storage devices include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cable locks\u2014often available free of charge, including through NSSF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/projectchildsafe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Project ChildSafe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0program<\/li>\n<li>lock boxes\u2014a secure storage solution for guns kept for home security and in vehicles<\/li>\n<li>lockable gun cases\u2014for security and portability<\/li>\n<li>full-size gun cabinets and safes\u2014for owners with multiple firearms to protect, including against fire and theft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunstoragecheck.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GunStorageCheck.org<\/a><\/strong> website provides resources to help gun owners decide which locked storage device can best meet their needs.<\/p>\n<h4>Win a Lock Box<\/h4>\n<p>For those who own handguns for home and personal security, <a href=\"https:\/\/projectchildsafe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benefits-Of-Lock-Box-One-Pager_V3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>lock boxes<\/strong><\/a> are a trusted storage solution that come in a range of models using keys, access codes or biometrics to open them. Codes can be changed when someone wants to temporarily give up access to a firearm, with access restored when the time is right. Visitors to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunstoragecheck.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunstoragecheck.org<\/a><\/strong> will have the opportunity to enter the Gun Storage Check Week Sweepstakes to win one of 25 ShotLock lock boxes, and they can gain extra entries to win by watching a firearm safety video.<\/p>\n<p>Free cable gun locks <a href=\"https:\/\/projectchildsafe.org\/get-a-safety-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>are available<\/strong><\/a> in thousands of communities across the country through NSSF\u2019s Project ChildSafe program in partnership with law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeriodically, all gun owners should review their firearm storage practices because people\u2019s lives change\u2014a child grows older and becomes more curious, a teenager or adult happens to be going through a rough patch in life,\u201d said Bartozzi. \u201cThese and other situations might require a change in storage habits or devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake Gun Storage Check Week the time you check the box on safety in your home by making sure firearms are secured from unwanted access,\u201d said Bartozzi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/make-sure-its-secure-gun-storage-week-june-1-7\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 Gun Storage Check Week, a public awareness campaign created by the NSSF, starts today and runs through starting June 1 and running through next Friday, June 7. The goal of the campaign is to remind gun owners to review their storage practices with the mission to prevent accidents, suicides and thefts. 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