St. Mary's Co. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Distribute Free Firearm Safety Kits

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LEONARDTOWN, MD (October 18, 2023) – The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) will distribute free firearm safety kits to county residents in a community safety initiative. The initiative comes in the wake of Governor Wes Moore signing into law an important piece of legislation in May: Firearm Safety – Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention, S.B. 858, Jaelynn’s Law. Adherence to the law requires proper residential storage practices, such as gun locks on every weapon.

Cable-style gun locks, suitable for most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns, and a safety curriculum are included in the free firearm safety kits that can be obtained at the following locations on weekdays from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.:

SMCSO Headquarters, 23150 Leonard Hall, Leonardtown, MD.
SMCSO District 1 Station, 37575 Charlotte Hall Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD.
SMCSO District 3 Station, 23125 Camden Way, California, MD.
SMCSO District 4 Station, 21633 Great Mills Rd., Lexington Park, MD.

Please note that each household can receive up to two of these kits, subject to availability, while supplies last. This program underscores SMCSO’s commitment to promoting firearm safety within the community.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

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LEONARDTOWN, MD (October 18, 2023) – The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) will distribute free firearm safety kits to county residents in a community safety initiative. The initiative comes in the wake of Governor Wes Moore signing into law an important piece of legislation in May: Firearm Safety – Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention, S.B. 858, Jaelynn’s Law. Adherence to the law requires proper residential storage practices, such as gun locks on every weapon.

Please note that each household can receive up to two of these kits, subject to availability, while supplies last. This program underscores SMCSO’s commitment to promoting firearm safety within the community.

Two? Two? Do they mean two dozen?

 

[stgislander]

Two? Two? Do they mean two dozen?

Maybe cases?

 

[Kinnakeet]

How are you going to defend yourself if someone breaks in your home? is the bad guy going to wait for you to unlock your weapon?

 

[my-thyme]

Maybe it's 2 kits a day, until you have what you need?

 

[DaSDGuy]

Are they taking names for who gets these kits?

 

[Kyle]

When they start handing out the guns, I'll stand in line.

Until them #### it.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

Are they taking names for who gets these kits?

Anyone willing to go and find out? :not me:

 

[Dakota]

Are they taking names for who gets these kits?

You know they are - easier for them to come and get them later.

Or better yet, there is some sort of tracking device inside.

 

[Kyle]

Anyone willing to go and find out? :not me:

Tell em your name is Ora Finn.

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

Maybe the Sheriff's Office doesn't realize all firearms sold in Maryland must be sold with a locking device? Been that way for years. In addition to all handguns having a locking device as part of the firearm package from manufacturers.