NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) announced a cooperative effort to promote firearm safety and secure firearm storage — via NSSF’s Project ChildSafe® program — to NWTF members and their families.

“Our two organizations have a shared mission to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports, and that starts with ensuring everyone who goes into the field comes home safely,” said Joe Bartozzi, NSSF’s President and CEO. “At the same time, it also means taking steps to ensure firearms are securely stored when they’re not in use to prevent accidents, thefts or any kind of misuse.”

“We take safety very seriously, especially with our new and young hunters,” said Mandy Harling, NWTF Director of Hunting Heritage Programs. “Safe handling and use of firearms at home, at the range, in the field and in transit between them all is central to the safe enjoyment of hunting. The resources and tools Project ChildSafe has developed will be a great addition to the safety resource we provide for our members.”

The partnership involves the sharing of online tools, including all the resources available in Project ChildSafe’s “HuntSAFE” initiative that NWTF has added to its website in time for many states with fall turkey hunting seasons. NWTF will also feature firearm safety messaging in regular communications, events and online promotion, including a newly-released episode of the Turkey Call podcast, featuring NSSF’s Bartozzi. NSSF and Project ChildSafe will continue to freely provide helpful educational resources on firearm safety for NWTF members, including safety fact sheets, infographics and other tools.

Since 1999, Project ChildSafe has been the leading nationwide program providing firearm safety education to gun owners and their families. Through partnerships with more than 15,000 local law enforcement agencies and more than 13,000 organizational supporters throughout the United States, Project ChildSafe has distributed more than 40 million free firearm safety kits that include a gun lock to communities in all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.

More information is available at projectchildsafe.org.