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Local nonprofit offers free gun locks, urges Be SMART safe-storage program in Radford schools
Summary
Presenters from the Gun Aware Project described a Be SMART safe-storage initiative, reported distribution of gun locks and asked the school board to support outreach to parents on secure firearm storage and suicide prevention.
Nick and Karen Fisher, founders of the Gun Aware Project, asked the Radford City School Board to support promotion of the Be SMART safe-storage program and described free lock distribution and outreach already under way in the region.
The Fishers said their nonprofit has distributed “more than 1,000 gun locks” in neighboring Montgomery County and will provide locks and informational materials to Radford at no cost. Karen Fisher told the board, “We give them away free,” and said their outreach focuses on adults — modeling…
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