**FREE GUN LOCKS ARE AVAILABLE**

*WESTTOWN-EAST GOSHEN REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT*

1041 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382

SAFETY

Millions of Americans own firearms, and more people are choosing to become gun owners every day. Help Project ChildSafe keep everyone safe with these safety precautions.

STORAGE

As a firearm owner, it is your responsibility to ensure that guns in your home are stored where they are inaccessible to children or other unauthorized persons. Hiding a gun in a closet, drawer or similar location is not safe storage. Safe storage is employing precautions and multiple safeguards that provide an additional barrier against unauthorized use.

• Unloaded firearms should be stored in a locked cabinet, safe, gun vault or storage case. The storage location should be inaccessible to children.
• Gun locking devices render firearms inoperable and can be used in addition to locked storage. If firearms are disassembled, parts should be securely stored in separate locations.
• Ammunition should be stored in a locked location separate from firearms.
• Thoroughly double check firearms to confirm that they are unloaded when you remove them from storage. Accidents could occur if a family member borrows a gun and returns it to storage while still loaded.

Ideally, cable-style locks, like those in the Project ChildSafe Safety Kit, should be used in addition to primary storage system like a gun safe or vault. Reference the Project ChildSafe safety brochure from the kit for more information about properly installing the Project ChildSafe gun lock on various firearm types, safe handling and storage.

SOURCE: Project ChildSafe (https://projectchildsafe.org/parents-and-gun-owners).