NEWTOWN, Conn., and RICHMOND, Va. – Guns.com, a leading online firearms retailer, has renewed its sponsorship of the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) Project ChildSafe program with a $10,000 donation to help promote the responsible storage of firearms when they are not in use.  

“We are so grateful for this continuing support from Guns.com,” said Joe Bartozzi, NSSF’s Prsident and CEO. “Such support, along with the support from the broader shooting sports industry, really helps Project ChildSafe expand its message of genuine firearms safety across the country.”  

The donation will provide thousands of new gun locks and safety education materials to the Project ChildSafe program. These locks and materials are distributed free to the public through partnerships with law enforcement agencies, hunter education classes, youth programs, community organizations and other partners across the country.  

In addition to the donation, Guns.com will also partner with NSSF and Project ChildSafe to make safety information available to its customers through a new safety page on its website and by providing safety materials in product shipping.  

“Storing firearms responsibly and securely when they aren’t in use is the absolute best way to prevent firearms accidents and to help keep guns out of the wrong hands,” said Greg MInkler, CEO of Guns.com.  “As one of the largest retailers of firearms online, we want our customers to take that responsibility as seriously as we do.”

NSSF launched Project ChildSafe in 1999 as a nationwide initiative to promote firearms responsibility and provide safety education to all gun owners. It is the nation’s largest, most comprehensive firearms safety program and is funded almost entirely by NSSF member companies. The centerpiece of the program is its free firearm safety kits, which include a cable-style gun lock and safety brochure, and key educational materials and resources. To date, the program has distributed more than 40 million free gun locks in all 50 states and five U.S. territories. 

In that same time period, the number of fatal firearms accidents across the U.S. has dropped to historic lows, even as gun sales have increased.  Demand for Project ChildSafe safety kits and program resources has more than quadrupled in recent years. Donations, grants and corporate sponsorships from partners like Guns.com help Project ChildSafe keep up with requests for its gun safety materials.  

Guns.com made its donation to the Project ChildSafe Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity that helps support the Project ChildSafe firearms safety program. More information on Project ChildSafe sponsorship opportunities can be found on the Project ChildSafe website.