2aguy
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- Jul 19, 2014
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Here we have a story of a suicide prevention group finding friends at a Washington gun show....and finding support from the 2nd Amendment Foundation...other than keeping gun safety education programs out of our schools, what exactly are the anti-gun groups doing?
Suicide Prevention Effort at Washington Gun Show a Home Run - Liberty Park Press
The stereotype of a gun show as gathering of single-minded “gun nuts” took a beating over the weekend in Washington State when volunteers from the Safer Homes Suicide Aware project found themselves surrounded by interested members and visitors to the Washington Arms Collectors’ (WAC) monthly gathering at the Puyallup Fairgrounds.
It didn’t hurt at all that the group was offering free gun locking devices and a drawing for a high-tech gun safe. Hundreds of people flocked to the Safer Homes display, just across the aisle from the Second Amendment Foundation’s location. As a group, the Arms Collectors crowd welcomed this effort.
SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb has championed the suicide prevention effort in the Evergreen State, and it was evident from the interest gun owners showed that the firearms community is on board with the project. Gottlieb, who also chairs the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, said the effort is about preventing tragedies.
Aimee Chou, communications specialist for the Forefront Suicide Prevention, a center at the University of Washington told Liberty Park Press that the reception from gun owners was overwhelmingly positive. The two-day event found gun show visitors crowding around the Safer Homes display, filling out questionnaires, picking up information, chatting with volunteers and taking home a locking gun safety device. There was also a drawing for a Liberty Safe HDX-350 biometric Smart Vault.
Suicide Prevention Effort at Washington Gun Show a Home Run - Liberty Park Press
The stereotype of a gun show as gathering of single-minded “gun nuts” took a beating over the weekend in Washington State when volunteers from the Safer Homes Suicide Aware project found themselves surrounded by interested members and visitors to the Washington Arms Collectors’ (WAC) monthly gathering at the Puyallup Fairgrounds.
It didn’t hurt at all that the group was offering free gun locking devices and a drawing for a high-tech gun safe. Hundreds of people flocked to the Safer Homes display, just across the aisle from the Second Amendment Foundation’s location. As a group, the Arms Collectors crowd welcomed this effort.
SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb has championed the suicide prevention effort in the Evergreen State, and it was evident from the interest gun owners showed that the firearms community is on board with the project. Gottlieb, who also chairs the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, said the effort is about preventing tragedies.
Aimee Chou, communications specialist for the Forefront Suicide Prevention, a center at the University of Washington told Liberty Park Press that the reception from gun owners was overwhelmingly positive. The two-day event found gun show visitors crowding around the Safer Homes display, filling out questionnaires, picking up information, chatting with volunteers and taking home a locking gun safety device. There was also a drawing for a Liberty Safe HDX-350 biometric Smart Vault.
