FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019   ■   NEWS

Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Supports NSSF Project ChildSafe

Spring Hill, TN — The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) is proud to announce its support of the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) Project ChildSafe program to help promote safe firearms handling and responsible storage when not in use.

NSSF launched Project ChildSafe in 1999 as a nationwide initiative to promote firearms responsibility and provide safety education to all gun owners. The centerpiece of the program is its free firearm safety kits, which include a cable-style gun lock and safety brochure. To date, the program has distributed more than 38 million free gun locks through partnerships with more than 15,000 law enforcement agencies.

The USA will promote Project ChildSafe via a variety of channels to millions of labor union members who participate in hunting and the shooting sports, including digital media, the organization’s national shooting tour, regional conservation dinners and its award-winning television show, Brotherhood Outdoors.

“Safe, responsible gun use is a cornerstone of our youth outreach, adult mentorship and shooting tour events,” said USA CEO and Executive Director Scott Vance. “We are excited to help Project ChildSafe promote firearm safety and ensure firearms owners have the tools and information they need to store their firearms responsibly. Proper storage is the number one way to help prevent firearm accidents, theft and misuse, and as an organization committed to preserving our outdoor heritage, the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance understands how important safety education is to that mission.

“In joining with Project ChildSafe, we stand alongside a coalition of conservation allies and shooting sports organizations, along with nearly 9,000 individual retailers, gun ranges and hunter safety instructors," Vance added. “This outreach has already reminded millions of gun owners to safely and securely store their firearms when not in use. Harnessing union members’ passion for firearms safety, community service and preserving our outdoor heritage will help spread this important message to millions more.”

The USA’s Project ChildSafe promotion is part of an ongoing partnership with NSSF. Utilizing an NSSF grant, the USA recently held a series of Get Youth Outdoors Day events through its Work Boots on the Ground program, in which union volunteers trained in firearms safety instruction provided more than 130 youth with hands-on introductions to shooting disciplines including trap, sporting clays, riflery and archery.

The organizations also teamed up on a “Mentoring Rewarded" campaign that awarded 1,500 Buck knives and three Savage firearms to adults who introduced youth to hunting and recreational shooting.


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Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA): The USA is a union-dedicated, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose members hunt, fish, shoot and volunteer their skills for conservation. The USA is uniting the union community through conservation to preserve North America’s outdoor heritage. For more information, visit www.unionsportsmen.org or connect on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Work Boots on the Ground (WBG): WBG is the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s flagship conservation program that brings together union members willing to volunteer their time and expertise to conservation projects that improve and enhance public access to the outdoors, conserve wildlife habitat, restore America’s parks and mentor youth in the outdoors. The USA’s WBG program works closely with federal, state and local agencies and other conservation groups to provide manpower needed to complete critical projects that may otherwise go undone.

Project ChildSafe: NSSF, the trade association of the firearms industry, launched Project ChildSafe in 1999 (originally as Project HomeSafe). Since 1999, the program has provided more than 38 million free firearm safety kits and gun locks to firearm owners in all 50 states through partnerships with thousands of law enforcement agencies across the country. That’s in addition to the more than 70 million free locking devices manufacturers have included, and continue to include, with new firearms sold since 1998. While helping to prevent accidents among children is a focus, Project ChildSafe is intended to help adults practice greater firearm safety in the home. More information is available at projectchildsafe.org.

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USA-NSSF1-4: The USA will promote NSSF’s Project ChildSafe at USA Shooting Tour events and via a variety of other channels to millions of labor union members who participate in hunting and the shooting sports.

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