Parent/Guardian Notification: Every school year, parents/guardians will be asked to acknowledge their awareness of LCPS’ gun safe notification letter, which outlines the importance of secure gun storage.
Secure Gun Storage
Collaboration with Law Enforcement Partners for Free Gun Locks
Free Gun Locks:
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) – the LCSO conducts information campaigns that urge the securing of firearms by means of a gun lock or safe. For more than a decade, they have distributed gun locks to adults at no charge at each of the following four regional stations:
Ashburn Station (20272 Savin Hill Drive, Ashburn)
Dulles South Public Safety Center (25216 Loudoun County Parkway, Chantilly)
Eastern Loudoun Station (46620 East Frederick Drive, Sterling)
Western Loudoun Station (47 W. Loudoun Street, Round Hill)
Middleburg Police Department - the Middleburg Police Department has ordered gun locks, which will be readily available to families in the Middleburg community who wish to have them. Once these gun locks are available, the Middleburg Police Department will make an announcement through their social media platforms and department website to ensure that community members are aware of this important resource.
Resources
Be Smart, Secure Gun Storage Saves Kids’ Lives
Lock and Talk Flyer - a suicide prevention program that offers free locking devices for guns and medication.
Project ChildSafe – a national initiative to educate parents and children about the responsible ownership of firearms.