There are 21,700,000 websites on the subject of GUN SAFETY. If that doesnt tell you just how important this subject isnothing will! Police Departments all around the country, medical groups, gun safety organizations (including the NRA), and thousands of other agencies, organizations, and associations have all dedicated web sites to this subject.

Articles appear discussing the 10 commandments of gun safety, 47 rules of gun safety, what kids should be taught about gun safety, what parents should know about gun safety, and millions of other helpful hints, tips, rules, commandments, etc.

But there is one common theme that is present in every article referencing gun safety and that is this if you have a gun in your home it should be stored in a gun safe or minivault, you should have a trigger lock for your gun, ammunition should be stored in a separate place, and you should keep the key in a safe place where no one may find it but you!

How else do you account for the fact that over 40,000 kids bring a gun to school each year?
How else do you account for the fact that there are almost as many deaths each year from gunshot wounds as by auto accidents?
How else do you account for the fact that most teen suicides are caused by guns?

In a modern world where guns and gun violence may be seen virtually every minute of every day on TV, in the movies, and on video games, what communication are we sending if we fail to educate and inform our children about gun safety?

When do we initial ? Experts tell us that when a child is first aware that guns exist is the measure for the education process to begin. None of us would ever let our small kids play on a busy street. But many of us, especially those of us who have guns in our homes, wait until it is way too late to talk to our kids about gun safety. Is there anything more inquisitive than a child? Thinking back to when we we are kids ourselves, what is one of the definately first things we did when we were left alone? We started to explore! Honestly now, didnt you understand where more things we are in your house than your parents did? Werent they always asking you where something was? Well, not much has changed in the meantime!

If you have a gun stored in a dresser drawerget a gun safe!
If you have a gun hidden under your pillowget a gun safe!
If you have a gun sitting on top of the refrigeratorget a gun safe!

I have spent the better part of my career as a Public Safety Director. The amount of times that my Police Department responded to calls for accomadation where a gun was involved is staggering! I learned several very important lessons:
Guns and alcohol do not mix.
Guns and depression do not mix.
Guns and domestic altercations do not mix.
Guns and children do not mix.
And finallyand most importantlyyou do not get a second chance to do the right thing!

You have a chance to do the right thing today! If you dont have one, get a gun safe or minivault. If a close friend, relative or neighbor you know has a gun, these also build excellent gifts and show that you care. An old axiom states that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics! Dont let someone you love become a statistic. Secure your gun---TODAY!