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Grandparents for Gun Safety promotes lock distribution, seeks broader local board membership
Summary
A board member described outreach work in Wyandotte County, the group's 'Lock It for Love' program (about 10,000 locks distributed over years), and a Sept. 19 community forum; the group emphasized safe storage and suicide-prevention messaging.
Mike Sherry, a board member with Grandparents for Gun Safety, spoke about his group's mission and recent outreach in the Kansas City area.
"Our mission is really, gun safety ... for past death, suicide," Mike said, framing the group's focus on safe-storage and suicide prevention rather than confiscation. He said the group's signature 'Lock It for Love' campaign recently marked the distribution of roughly 10,000 gun locks over about seven to ten years and that volunteers and partnerships (including library and community events) help facilitate distribution.
Mike urged attendees to help broaden the group's geographic and ethnic diversity on its board and volunteer corps in Wyandotte County and promoted a public community forum scheduled for September 19. He described routine education efforts, monthly newsletters and tabling at community events where the group provides locks and safety information.
