By Staff
Staff Reports, Hartselle Enquirer
The Hartselle Police Department will provide 200 free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program.
The safety kits, which include a gunlock, will be distributed March 20, noon-2 p.m., while supplies last, at Hartselle Wal-Mart Super Center, Hwy. 31 N.
Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), will distribute millions of firearm safety kits throughout the country over the next year. The program is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, with additional funding provided by the firearms industry.
"We encourage residents to pickup a Project ChildSafe safety kit so that they can securely store their firearm," Chief Ron Merkh said. "Each kit contains a safety curriculum and a cable-style gunlock. The locks fit on most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns."
By partnering with Project ChildSafe, HPD is participating in a growing national effort to promote firearms safety education to all gun owners. Project ChildSafe will distribute gunlock safety kits to all 50 states.
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