National Shooting Sports Foundation
Partners with Doug Koenig,
Top Competition Shooter
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Project ChildSafe, the nation’s
largest and most comprehensive firearm safety education program, is partnering
with Doug Koenig, world champion action pistol shooter, to help raise awareness
about firearms safety among gun owners nationwide.
Project ChildSafe, developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation
(NSSF) and funded by a $50 million U.S. Department of Justice grant, will
visit thousands of communities and distribute 20 million free firearm safety
kits that include a gun locking device and key safety messages. The program
supports a mobile safety tour of 15 vehicles that will visit all 50 states
to distribute the firearm safety kits.
An eight-time winner of the Masters International Shooting Championship,
Doug Koenig shoots more than 50,000 rounds a year in practice and competition.
He has never had a firearm-related accident. “Doug has two children
and his dedication to safe firearms ownership enables him to speak passionately
about Project ChildSafe’s accident-prevention messages,” said
Bill Brassard, Jr., NSSF managing director, communications, safety and
education.
As a national spokesperson for Project ChildSafe, Koenig
will produce public service announcements emphasizing the importance of
safe handling and proper storage of firearms, and being a responsible firearms
owner, especially around children. Koenig will also attend Project ChildSafe
events to promote these efforts.
“As an avid sports shooter, outdoorsman and father,
I feel that I am a natural fit for Project ChildSafe. I regard firearm
safety as a top priority and always secure my firearms when not in use.
It is because of this that I have never had a single firearm accident,”
said Koenig.
Project ChildSafe will work with governors, lieutenant
governors, U.S. Attorneys, mayors and local law enforcement to promote
the distribution of free firearm safety kits and the program’s key
safety messages. For information about Project ChildSafe, firearm safety
and state safety tours, visit www.projectchildsafe.org.
About NSSF: The National Shooting Sports Foundation, with over 2,500 firearm
industry members, was founded in 1961. The NSSF manages a variety of outreach
programs with special emphasis on firearms safety.
About Project Safe Neighborhoods: Project ChildSafe is
a component of President Bush’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)
initiative to reduce gun-related crime and violence in America. PSN is
administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. For more information go
to www.psn.gov
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