Project ChildSafe

On Jan. 2, 2004, the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office was provided with 1500 firearm safety kits to Hocking County residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program. 

Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), will distribute millions of firearm safety kits throughout the country over the next year.  The program is funded by a U.S Department of Justice grant, with additional funding provided by the firearms industry.

Residents are encouraged to pick up a Project ChildSafe safety kit so that they can securely store their firearms.  Each kit contains a safety curriculum and a cable-style gun lock.  The goal is to prevent a child or any other unauthorized person from accessing a firearm in your home.

By partnering with Project ChildSafe, the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office is participating in a growing national effort to promote firearms safety education to all gun owners.  Project ChildSafe will distribute gun lock safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.

Residents wishing to obtain their free safety kit and gun lock may do so by stopping by the Sheriff’s Office.  For additional information, interested persons may call the Sheriff’s Office at 740-385-2131 or 1-800-903-5395.