Ever since Jon died, sharing the message about gun safety has become personal. I never wanted to be an activist, and I’m not certain that I am one. If my story saves one person from death, then I’ve hit my target. My target is responsibility. We can all be...
We’re everywhere with our gun safety message these days. APD, Texas DPS, social media, and text messaging. Austin Public Health is spreading the word to save lives. They’re saturating the markets to save lives. The messages are in English and Spanish for...
September is National Suicide Prevention month. Unless we can treat mental health with compassion and bravery every week, one commemorative month on the calendar won’t make enough of a difference to save the lives that end in suicide. Guns play an extra-lethal role in...
The pandemic might be keeping us from hosting in-person events, but not from doing our work. First off, during July Lock Arms partnered with Austin Public Health to bring safe storage messaging to parents in the Austin Independent School district. We sponsored the...
The parenting website SheKnows helped us spread the word about gun safety in a recent article. On the SheKnows blog, Isobella Jade wrote about Why It’s Never Too Early to Start Teaching Your Kids About Gun Safety. Her article explains why parents are the earliest...
My mission to make gun ownership safer for everyone has lots of help. I was surprised recently to see that the National Shooting Sports Foundation has updated its fine safety guide. Things like gun safes, separate storage, or the locking of guns when not in use are...
