The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced a major milestone in its effort to promote firearm safety. According to the IDPH, they have now provided more than one-hundred-thousand free gun locks since the statewide initiative began less than a year ago. In partnership with Illinois State Police and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, IDPH launched the “Together for a Safer Illinois” campaign to help gun owners secure their weapons and make sure their firearms do not fall into the wrong hands. The initiative is intended to prevent access to firearms by children, those who are not trained in the safe use of a weapon, or those who might use the gun to harm themselves or others
