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Project ChildSafe Project ChildSafe is a
program of the non-profit National Shooting Sports Foundation and
receives major
It is every gun owner's responsibility to know how to properly handle any firearm(s) they own and also to know how to secure their firearm(s) in a safe manner. The Code of Iowa reads:
724.22 Persons under twenty-one -- sale, loan, gift, making
available -- possession. It shall be unlawful for any person to store or leave a loaded firearm which is not secured by a trigger lock mechanism, placed in a securely locked box or container, or placed in some other location which a reasonable person would believe to be secure from a minor under the age of fourteen years, if such person knows or has reason to believe that a minor under the age of fourteen years is likely to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, the minor lawfully gains access to the firearm without the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, and the minor exhibits the firearm in a public place in an unlawful manner, or uses the firearm unlawfully to cause injury or death to a person. This subsection does not apply if the minor obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry by any person. A violation of this subsection is punishable as a serious misdemeanor. [C97, § 5004; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12958; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 695.26; C79, 81, § 724.22] For further information about Project ChildSafe, visit their website at http://www.projectchildsafe.com/.
Free gunlocks are available at the Police Department. Contact the
Police Department at 635-2111 for more information. |
funding from a U.S. Department of Justice grant with
additional financial support from the firearms and shooting sports
industry. The program is a component of the Project Safe
Neighborhoods gun-violence reduction initiative.
Project
ChildSafe is a nationwide program whose purpose is to promote safe
firearms handling and storage practices among all firearms owners
through the distribution of key safety education messages and free
gun locking devices (firearms safety kits).