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NEWTOWN,
Conn. — In response to the rising number of gun thefts from
vehicles, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has produced a
brochure designed to remind gun owners to take precautions if
they must leave a firearm in their car or truck for any period of
time.
The
"Firearms Safety in
Vehicles" brochure joins NSSF's lineup of
educational materials reminding gun owners that it's their
responsibility to keep their firearms out of the wrong hands.
The
brochure emphasizes this key safety rule: "Your firearm must
be under your control at all times; when it's not, it should be
placed in locked storage and out of sight."
NSSF
notes that vehicle door locks and trunk locks don't turn cars and
trucks into gun safes. The same goes for glove boxes and console
compartments.
"If
you must temporarily store a gun in your car or truck, for your
safety and that of our community, we encourage you to take steps
to properly store them," reads the brochure. "Use a
secure storage device, keep [the gun] out of sight, try not to be
away from the vehicle for an extended length of time, and, when
you arrive home, take the firearm inside with you to your secure
home storage area."
The most
practical device for storing a firearm temporarily in a vehicle
is a lockable gun case or a lock box, which come in a range of
sizes and prices. Some lock boxes can be secured to the vehicle
with a steel cable, for example.
The new
Firearms Safety in Vehicles brochure is available in print and
downloadable pdf versions on the NSSF literature website.
A discount is applied to volume orders of the print version.
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About NSSF
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the
trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to
promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports.
Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 12,000
manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges,
sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information,
log on to www.nssf.org.
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