Gun Safety

Teaching your child about gun safety is your responsibility. Teach your child that he or she must not touch a gun in your home or those of their friends homes. Talking openly about gun safety with your child is usually more effective than just ordering them leave them alone. Kids are curious, uniformed children are likely to get hurt! Teach them the following rules about guns.

• Stop! Never assume that the gun is a toy.
• Don't Touch!
If your child finds a gun outside somewhere it is possable that the gun could have been used in a crime. Fingerprints on the gun could be destroyed if touched. And the gun could be loaded and ready to fire.
• Leave the Area!
• Tell an Adult! If the gun is found outside the police should be called as soon as possable and directed to the scene.
• Treat every gun as if it is loaded and ready to fire, even if you know it is empty.

• Let them know that guns are capable of destruction, bodily injury, and possible death if misused.

Store guns somewhere so that they are inaccessible to children and others. Keep them locked up. With the keys for the gun and ammunition in a different area from where they are stored.

If your child knows where your gun is teach them not to tell their friends and schoolmates that there are firearms in the house.

Use a gun trigger lock. And Teach your children not to handle guns without your supervision.

Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Where if the gun discharged nobody would get hurt. A safe direction is to point it at the ground and to the side.

Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. Keep it alongside the frame.

Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use, and Store the ammunition apart from the gun.

Never allow horseplay even if you know that it is unloaded.

Discuss gun safety with other parents if your child spends time in their homes.

AT SCHOOL

If your child hears another child saying that they are going to bring a gun to school tell them that is is very important to tell a teacher, the principal or another responsible adult. These threats should be taken seriously.

EDDIE EAGLE GUN SAFETY

http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/index.asp

How well do you know your neighbors?

• How many of your neighbors do you know by name?
  
• Would you watch over your neighbors home if they were away?
• Would you bring them food if one of their family members were sick, or had died? Would you even know?
• Would you call the police if someone was breaking into their home or car? Or would you even care!
• If you were in the middle of an emergency do you know who you could turn to for help?
• Do you know your neighbors kids, their dog?

If your answer is, I don't Know who my neighbors are! Than it is time for you to go outside and meet your neighbors. Here are some suggestions on what you could do to meet the challenge of meeting your next door neighbor.

A smile can go a long way. It makes a person feel noticed and acknowledged, a smile can brighten up someones otherwise down day.

Say Hello, it only takes a moment to say the five letter word.

This summer complement your neighbor on their yard. You could take them a cold drink of ice water while they are mowing the yard.

Once you get to know your neighbor share a meal with them it doesn't have to be a full course dinner just a sandwich and chips will do. Or you could invite them over this summer for barbecue. Or it could just be cookies and coffee.

Join or start a walking group. This will allow you to see your other neighbors and get to know who lives where.

Knowing your neighbors can bring a sense of security. It is nice to be able to have some one to go to for help or being able to help your friend. Leaving for vacation, get to know your neighbor. Get involved with those around you, know who they are, look out for them and they will look out for you, smile and say hello, and they will respond in kind. You never know when you might meet your very best friend. When you know who is living around you, if you get to know them well, you will see that you feel safer at night.

How to be a better neighbor:

• Be considerate, don't play loud music or make excessive noise late at night.
• Offer to pick up their paper and keep an eye on their place when they are gone.
• Let them know if something is suspicious near their home.

Where to recycle in Shawnee

Books
Faith 7 301 S. Kennedy
Shawnee Public Library 101 N. Philadelphia
South Central Industries 130 N. Louisa
Public Safety Center HWY 177

Cans (aluminum)
Allied Recycling Homeland at Independence
Ball Pipe 701 E. Hardesty Road
Faith 7 301 S. Kennedy
South Central Workshop 130 N. Louisa

Cardboard
Faith 7 301 S. Kennedy
South Central Workshop 130 N. Louisa­

Household items, books, clothing, accessories, furniture, small appliances (clean and in working order)
Salvation Army Thrift Store 330 E. 9th
Goodwill Industries 733 E. Independence

Plastic containers (milk jugs, soda bottles)
Allied Recycling, Inc. Homeland at Independence

Paper (newspaper and office paper)
Allied Recycling Homeland at Independence
Faith 7 301 S. Kennedy
Staples 4737 N Kickapoo
South Central Workshop 130 N. Louisa
Shawnee Senior Center 400 N. Bell