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August 24, 2026
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260824611862/en/Grandmothers-for-Gun-Responsibility-Has-a-Message-for-Puget-Sound-Gun-Owners-Please-Lock-It-Up
 
The national nonprofit brings its safe storage campaign home to Seattle following a summer of shootings involving young people

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new billboard going up in Seattle this week carries a simple message from Grandmothers for Gun Responsibility: Please Lock Your Guns

July 28, 2026
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions
 
Select Enoch Pratt Free Library (EPFL) locations will soon distribute safe gun storage devices as part of a new pilot program partnership with Johns Hopkins University.

Anyone at least 18-years-old is now eligible to pick up a safe gun storage device at five EPFL branches: Central, Cherry Hill, Walbrook, Hamilton, and Southeast Anchor.

July 27, 2026
By Margaret Heldring

SEATTLE, WA, July 27 2026 — Grandmothers for Gun Responsibility, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on responsible gun ownership, today issued the following statement on the mass shooting at Seattle Center yesterday during the Bite of Seattle Food Festival:

“The unforgivable shooting at Seattle Center shreds us. Such shootings are entirely preventable and now stand as an unacceptable reality in our communities…”

July 6, 2026
By Ali Rogin
https://www.pbs.org/newshour
 
During his race for the White House, President Trump pledged to expand Second Amendment rights nationwide. Now his administration is taking major steps to roll back gun restrictions put into place for public safety. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin discussed the administration’s efforts with Chip Brownlee, a staff writer at The Trace, covering federal gun policy.

June 23, 2026
By Anna Barrett
alabamareflector.com
 
ALABAMA – Weapons were the leading cause of “non-medical, unexpected or unexplained” deaths in 2024 for children under 18 in Alabama, according to a report released Thursday, most of which were caused by firearms.

May 06, 2026
By Michelle Belle
BriefGlance.com
 
SEATTLE, WA – A new campaign is taking to the highways and byways of Pennsylvania and Indiana, carrying a message born not of political debate, but of a grandparent’s concern.

May 06, 2026
Business Wire
 
SEATTLE, WA – Grandmothers for Gun Responsibility, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on responsible gun ownership, has launched a new billboard campaign urging gun owners to take a simple, life-saving step: securely lock and store their firearms.

May 05, 2026
By Cierra Genelle
wfmz.com
 
HAMILTON TWP., Pa. – A non-profit organization is launching a billboard campaign to urge gun owners to securely store their firearms.

May 05, 2026
By Ellyn Sanna
U.S. Catholic
 
Across the United States—and around the world—people in their later years are protesting, organizing, and advocating for justice.

GIFFORDS

Comprehensive child access prevention and safe storage laws are an incredibly effective tool to curb gun deaths and injuries among children and teens.