Kathleen Anderson
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And so having a locked device, all the better if the ammunition is stored separately, is the gold standard for us. And the biometric ones are great because they have such instantaneous access to the person who's charged with having that gun, who's allowed to have that gun.
And so having a locked device, all the better if the ammunition is stored separately, is the gold standard for us. And the biometric ones are great because they have such instantaneous access to the person who's charged with having that gun, who's allowed to have that gun.
I do. And that's a great point. We talk about gun owners being the most credible messengers for secure storage. And one of the things, so whether that's law enforcement, veterans, people who are hunters or do it for sport, we are always welcoming and encouraging them to center themselves in that conversation because they can practice that M, the modeling responsible behavior.
I do. And that's a great point. We talk about gun owners being the most credible messengers for secure storage. And one of the things, so whether that's law enforcement, veterans, people who are hunters or do it for sport, we are always welcoming and encouraging them to center themselves in that conversation because they can practice that M, the modeling responsible behavior.
I'm not sure where you got the figure 95% of gun owners are responsible gun owners. We believe that the majority of gun owners want to be responsible gun owners, but the figure looks more like about 50% do not practice secure storage. And so I just wanted to make sure that that was clear because we can't assume that 95% of people are practicing secure storage. It really is more half and half.
I'm not sure where you got the figure 95% of gun owners are responsible gun owners. We believe that the majority of gun owners want to be responsible gun owners, but the figure looks more like about 50% do not practice secure storage. And so I just wanted to make sure that that was clear because we can't assume that 95% of people are practicing secure storage. It really is more half and half.
But all of the leading, meaning national gun violence prevention organizations that I'm familiar with, Giffords, Brady, Everytown, have gun owners caucuses and kind of subgroups for people who identify as gun owners who are committed to common sense solutions to reduce gun violence. And so those groups exist.
But all of the leading, meaning national gun violence prevention organizations that I'm familiar with, Giffords, Brady, Everytown, have gun owners caucuses and kind of subgroups for people who identify as gun owners who are committed to common sense solutions to reduce gun violence. And so those groups exist.
And any platform we have to call more gun owners to get involved in that very particular lane of the advocacy is an opportunity to take. So any gun owners that are listening, if you could please join our efforts, you really are the most credible messengers when it comes to being responsible and taking common sense precautions to prevent gun violence in our communities.
And any platform we have to call more gun owners to get involved in that very particular lane of the advocacy is an opportunity to take. So any gun owners that are listening, if you could please join our efforts, you really are the most credible messengers when it comes to being responsible and taking common sense precautions to prevent gun violence in our communities.
Thank you for teeing that up for me.
Thank you for teeing that up for me.
We're so focused on giving people the numbers, and I didn't want anyone's takeaway to be that, oh, well, they said 95%, so 95% of people are practicing secure storage.
We're so focused on giving people the numbers, and I didn't want anyone's takeaway to be that, oh, well, they said 95%, so 95% of people are practicing secure storage.
Yeah, the idea is not having it in the same, like if you have a lock box, not having the ammunition stored next to the gun in the single lock device. So even just having it stored separately and differently, separately in the house is a barrier.
Yeah, the idea is not having it in the same, like if you have a lock box, not having the ammunition stored next to the gun in the single lock device. So even just having it stored separately and differently, separately in the house is a barrier.