Tips for Gun Safety
- Teach your children to consider every gun loaded and dangerous. Tell them to never touch or handle a gun. If they find another child with a gun, instruct them to get away immediately and tell a parent or trusted adult.
- If your children and teens use guns for hunting, enroll them in a gun safety class that will teach them a proper respect for guns and how to use them safely.
- Find out, by talking with the parents of your children’s friends, if there are guns in their home. Ask them to keep all guns locked up and away from children.
- Talk to your children and teens about alternative ways to solve arguments and fights without guns or other weapons.
- Ensure that your teens do not have access to guns in your home. Depressed teens use guns more than any other method to commit suicide.
- L.E.T.S. Stay Safe – Utah’s Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Program, Utah Attorney General: attorneygeneral.utah.gov/lets-stay-safe-utah
National PTA Resources
Gun Violence Prevention - Safety - Family Resources | National PTA
Blueprint for Working with Principals to Improve School Safety | National PTA
10 Things You Can Do to Prevent Violence in Your School Community