East Windsor Township is distributing free gun locks through its Gun Safety Program, which runs through the end of March.
“This is a pro-active initiative, geared to promote and provide improved gun safety,” Mayor Janice Mironov said. “These locks if properly used by lawful gun owners can help prevent accidental deaths or injuries in the home, as well as deaths and injuries caused by the intentional misuse of guns.
“The use of gun locks is a no-brainer, which keeps guns out of the hands of children and helps prevent unnecessary tragedies. We hope that programs such as this will remind and educate lawful gun owners about their important responsibility to handle firearms safely and to store them in a secure manner.”
Township residents can obtain free safety locks at the Township Police/Court Building at 80 One Mile Road, by contacting Detective Timothy Purpuri at (609) 448-5678, ext. 232.
The gun locks are made available to the township at no cost, through Project Child safe. Project Child safe is the nation’s largest firearms safety program, and is sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
