Project ChildSafe Launches "Many Paths to Firearms Safety" Videos

The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Project ChildSafe has launched three safe storage educational videos titled "Many Paths to Firearms Safety."

We are excited to share the new “Many Paths to Firearm Safety” video series! The videos highlight the importance of safe storage no matter your lifestyle: https://t.co/8UWdVtr7qp pic.twitter.com/5DyrVJyb43

— Project ChildSafe (@ProjChildSafe) April 16, 2019

The videos are portrayals of three different gun owners and their stories of ownership, along with the steps they took to make sure they would handle and store that firearm safely when not in use.

 

The series reflects that more Americans – especially women – are buying guns for many different reasons, ranging from personal protection to target and sports shooting.  The central message is that while there are many different reasons why someone would choose to buy a gun, the common thread among them must be a commitment to store firearms responsibly when not in use so they can't be picked up by a child, stolen or accessed by someone who may want to harm themselves.

Funded by a 2015 award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, NSSF has been doing an enhanced version of their firearm lock distribution program in three cities - Oklahoma City, Memphis, and Cleveland, that also includes two public service announcements and the video vignettes.

NCPC and Bureau of Justice Assistance Team Up to Encourage Private Sellers to Use FFLs for Gun Sales

Today, the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) launched a new public awareness campaign that encourages individuals to use a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) when selling firearms from their private collection.  This is something that was already available to people but NCPC believes not many people are aware of this option.  It is not a change in policy and is similar to what Governor McAuliffe and Republican leadership agreed to earlier this year in Virginia in that it is totally voluntary.

The campaign, titled Sell with Certainty, uses a combination of print media, web ads, and a radio PSA to distribute the message that background checks are the only way to make sure your buyer is truly able to own a firearm.

This is the second time since 2013 that NCPC and BJA have teamed up to put out PSAs related to firearms.  The first was a little more of what you would have expected from the government with scary images about kids getting their hands on guns and encouraging gun owners to "Lock it Up."  This campaigns appears to have gone the other direction and attempts to be apolitical and more informational.

It should be noted that FFLs don't usually provide this service for free.