Free Gunlocks Available At Sheriff's Office

     The Mason County Sheriff’s Office will be providing 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 the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, the Mason County Courthouse’s Court Security Station, or from any sheriff’s deputy driving a marked Mason County Sheriff’s Office patrol car.

     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 Project ChildSafe safety kit so that they can securely store their firearm,” said Sheriff Wayne Youell. “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 Mason 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.

     We are pleased to have the Mason County Sheriff’s Office 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 firarm owners fully understand their responsibilities with respect to the safe handling and storage or firearms.”

Return To Press Releases