A community activist and politician known for his anti-violence efforts is working to draw attention to a simple tool he said will help prevent senseless gun deaths and injuries.
"It’s pretty simple: Children are getting ahold of the guns and shooting themselves or turning it on their brothers and sisters accidentally," Holmes said Monday. "One way to prevent that is for people to keep the guns locked up."Gun locks come in many forms. The locks Holmes is handing out function similar to a bike lock. They have a cable that is threaded into the muzzle, through the barrel and out the ejection port, rendering the gun inoperable.
"If you’re going to sell someone a gun, you should also provide a gun lock," he said. "Unfortunately, lots of shops don’t." On Sunday, a new billboard commissioned by Holmes went up at 95th Street and Oglesby Avenue to promote responsible gun ownership.Holmes said he plans to put that message up on two or three more billboards.
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