Gun Safety Advocacy
Be SMART for Kids: Secure Gun Storage & Safety
The Okemos Public School District provides information and links to Be SMART, a framework for families designed to help parents and adults normalize conversations about gun safety and take responsible actions that can prevent child gun deaths and injuries.
SECURE all guns in your home and vehicle.
MODEL responsible behavior around guns.
ASK about the presence of unsecured guns in other homes.
RECOGNIZE the role of guns in suicide.
TELL your peers to BeSMART.
Important Resources
- Meridian Township Anonymous Gun Drop Off Program
- Parents' Guide to Home Firearm Safety
- Project Safe Child
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Firearm Safety
- Michigan Fatality Review and Prevention Firearm Safety