Hardee County Sheriff’s Office

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

For More Information, Call:

 

Claude Harris, Major                                                                For Immediate Release

(863)773-0304 ext. 217                                                             April 26, 2004

 

 

Project ChildSafe Comes To Hardee County:

800 Firearms Safety Kits To Be Distributed Locally

  

 

     The Hardee County Sheriff’s Office will provide 800 free firearms 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 beginning April 29, 2004 at the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office located at 900 E. Summit Str. in Wauchula, Fl. 

 

    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 pick up a Projects ChildSafe safety kit so that they can securely store their firearm,” said Sheriff J. Loran Cogburn. “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, The Hardee County Sheriff’s Office is participating in a growing national effort to promote firearms safety education to all gun owners. Project ChildSafe will distribute gun lock safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.