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“It’s one layer of protection that we can offer,” Monica Ramos, a Bexar County public information officer, said. “We’re hoping that through this program, people learn more about what it means to be responsible firearm and gun owner.” Rebeca Clay-Flores, the Bexar County commissioner for District 1, said the goal is to reduce risks linked to unsecured handguns across the county.Each family could pick up one free handgun lock and one free handgun safe. Only families who pre-registered for the event could pick up the products.
William Slater, the president of Handgun Safety Training Corporation, said he’s handed out free handgun cable locks with every class he’s taught over the past three decades.Slater said getting locks and safes out in the community is a first step, but being educated on how to actually use guns is just as important.