EASIER ACCESS TO GUN LOCKING DEVICES, AS THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TEAMING UP WITH THE DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY TO MAKE GUN STORAGE MORE SAFE BY HANDING OUT GUN TRIGGER LOCKS AT THE CITY’S ...

Gun locks will be available for free at Des Moines Public Library locations as part of local public health officials' efforts to curb youth gun-related injuries and deaths. Starting this week, ...

The Kaiser Family Foundation found that “in 2020 and 2021 firearms contributed to the deaths of more children ages 1-17 years in the U.S. than any other type of injury or illness.” Trying to get any ...

"That is unacceptable for our community," Chief Donny Williams of the Wilmington Police Department said at a news conference in July. "We are better than that, and it is something that we will not, ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Gun safety and safe storage options come to the forefront especially when tragedy strikes. On Tuesday in Hampton, police say a 2-year-old girl died after she "accidentally shot ...