Enough is enough. That was the message from Detroit police on Saturday as officers were giving out free gun locks to the community.
It comes a day after a 3-year-old boy got ahold of his mother’s gun and shot himself in the face. Thankfully, that child is going to be OK, but police say they don’t want any more kids getting hurt because of unsecured guns.
Watch our report about the 3-year-old in the video below
3-year-old boy shoots himself in face with mom’s unsecured gun, is expected to be OK
Free gun locks are available at every Detroit Police Department precinct. DPD is encouraging people to lock up their guns so no more children get hurt.
“We’re getting careless and we should not be getting careless, especially if you got kids. You got your grand babies in the house, you just have elderly people in the house, you should have gun locks,” Detroit resident Geri Washington said.
WXYZ Washington was one of the many Detroit residents who were at DPD’s gun safety event held at their gun range on Saturday. She received a gun lock and an officer showed her how to use it.