NEWS RELEASE
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

DATE: February 18, 2004

INDEPENDENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FREE
FIREARM SAFETY KITS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS

The Independence County Sheriff’s Department, through a
partnership with Project ChildSafe, is providing free
firearm safety kits to local residents. The safety kit
includes a gun lock.

The kits are being distributed at the Independence County
Sheriff’s Department at 1750 Myers Ave. weekdays (excluding
holidays) from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, Project ChildSafe
is a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
The program will distribute millions of gun safety kits throughout
the United States over the next year.

The locks fit on most types of firearms. The goal of the program
is to prevent a child from accessing a firearm.

For more information, visit the Project ChildSafe website at
www.projectchildsafe.org.

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