TEXARKANA POLICE DEPARTMENT
TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
03/25/04
Cpl. Bart Veal
Public Information Officer
903-798-3187 (office) 903-798-2368 (pager)
903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)
The Texarkana Arkansas 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 at 11:00am Saturday March the 27th at the Arkansas Wal-Mart, 133 Arkansas Blvd.
Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), will distribute millions of firearm safety kits throughout the country over next year. The program is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, with additional funding provided by the firearms industry.
Each kit contains a safety curriculum and cable-style gunlock. The lock fits 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, the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is participating in a growing national effort to promote firearms safety education to all owners. Project ChildSafe will distribute gunlock safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.
“We are pleased to have the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department as a Project ChildSafe partner,” said Dee Dee Dockins, spokesperson for the program. “Project ChildSafe is an important step in helping ensure that all firearm owners fully understand their responsibilities with respect to the safe handling and storage of firearms.”