NSSF Works With CPSC
On Recall
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), working in
concert with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
will replace free of charge any gun locks that were distributed
as part of the NSSF's Project HomeSafe.
Project HomeSafe is a
program developed by NSSF that works with localities to
distribute gun locks. When the CPSC found the lock distributed
through Project HomeSafe was among a number of devices used to
secure firearms that had the potential to be opened without the
use of a key, NSSF responded quickly by offering to exchange the
locks for a model cleared for production after testing by an
independent laboratory and review by CPSC.
NRA, of course,
supports the use of locking devices for securing firearms as one
option responsible gun owners can use to safely store their
firearms based on their own personal circumstances, but this
recall highlights the fact that there is no substitute for gun
owners becoming thoroughly educated in firearms safety.
Doug
Painter, NSSF's executive director, echoed this sentiment,
stating, "In the considerable media coverage that accompanied the
CPSC announcement of the replacement lock program, NSSF continued
to stress that no locking device can be a substitute for safe,
careful gun handling and safe storage."
Anyone who received an
original Project HomeSafe lock can call 800-726-6444 to request a
free replacement lock.
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