The Minonk Police Department will provide 300
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 gun lock, will be distributed on December 1st
to 5th, 2003 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M., and 1:00 P.M.
and 5:00 P.M. at Minonk City Hall, 670 N. Chestnut St., Minonk, Illinois.
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," said Chief Bill Butler.
"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."
By partnering with Project ChildSafe, Minonk Police Department is
participating in a growing national effort to promote firearm safety
education to all gun owners. Project ChildSafe will distribute gun lock
safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.
"We are pleased to have the Minonk Police Department as a Project
ChildSafe partner," said Dee Dee Dockins, spokesperson for the program.
"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.
