The Violence Policy Center (VPC), bent on furthering its extremist gun-ban agenda, has shown yet again that it is virulently opposed to the promotion of firearms safety practices. After it was announced that the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Fairfax (Va.) County Sheriff Stan Barry (D) had agreed to distribute 5,000 free gun locks at the Fairfax County Fair this weekend, the VPC issued a release condemning NSSF's "Project HomeSafe" -- a program that hopes to distribute 500,000 gun locks this year. NRA, of course, supports the use of these devices for securing firearms as one option responsible gun owners can use to safely store their firearms based on their own personal circumstances. In the release attacking NSSF, VPC Executive Director Josh Sugarmann, stated, "The only way to keep children safe is to keep handguns out of homes." Remember also that VPC gained national notoriety in 1997, when it shamelessly attacked NRA's award-winning Eddie Eagle GunSafe ProgramŽ -- an attack that was met with firm rebukes from a variety of sources, including members of the media who are anti-gun. Unfortunately, the VPC is so blinded by its apparent hatred of law-abiding gun owners and lawful gun manufacturers that it reflexively argues against even educational efforts to promote the safe, responsible ownership of firearms. Local proponents of strict "gun control," such as Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Kate Hanley (D), support the program, which shows just how out of step VPC is even with more "mainstream" advocates of "gun control." Fairfax County becomes the 92nd locality to take part in "Project HomeSafe."
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