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Federal and local law enforcement and prosecutors can help your community, but they can’t do it without you. Do your part to make Project Safe Neighborhoods a reality in your neighborhood.
What you can do as an individual:
- If you suspect someone is in possession of an illegal gun (for example, a stolen weapon), report it to your local or state police or call the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) at 1-800-ATF-GUNS.
- If you suspect someone has a gun, but is barred by law from having one (for example, someone who has been convicted of a felony), report it to those same authorities.
- Support your local police and prosecutors.
- Store weapons in your home securely, separating ammunition from weapons.
- Call your local sheriff’s office to find out how to obtain a free firearm lock through the Child Safe Project.
- Keep weapons secure against theft. (More than 300,000 guns are stolen in home burglaries annually.)
What you can do in your community:
- Participate in partnerships that bring police and parole officers together to enforce terms of parolees’ release or of probation.
- Encourage young people to report illegal gun possession by their peers at school or in their neighborhoods.
- Participate in Neighborhood Watch initiatives that involve residents in reporting suspicious behavior and working to improve their neighborhoods.
- Support programs focused on children and young people, such as youth-serving facilities like teen centers and Boys & Girls Clubs, classes to help parents improve their skills, and mentoring programs.
- Harness the energies of the faith community, schools, hospitals and clinics, businesses, community centers, youth-serving organizations, and youth membership groups to help.
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