Safety first, always. Lock up your guns.
We Believe
Children should not have access to firearms.
Firearms should be properly secured at all times.
Accidental gun violence is entirely preventable.
There have been 52 mass shootings in our country since 2023 started — that means there have been more mass shootings than there have been days in the year, with an average of 1.6 mass shootings per day.
Guns are now the #1 cause of death for American children. 76% of school shooters get their guns from their homes or from their relative's homes. 5.4 million children live in homes with unsecured guns. More than a third of all unintentional shootings of children take place in the homes of their friends, neighbors, or relatives.
Keeping firearms stored safely at home or in vehicles is an essential aspect of gun safety. Storing firearms in a safe or a locked cabinet can prevent unauthorized access, theft, and accidents. Always keep the keys or combinations to your gun safes or locked containers in a secure and separate location to prevent unauthorized access. Practicing safe storage habits can go a long way in preventing tragedies and keeping firearms out of the wrong hands.
“Gun safety begins with locking up firearms, unloading stored weapons, and taking personal time to cool off so that heated moments don’t become destructive. The prophet Isaiah taught us to "beat (our) swords into plowshares, and (our) spears into pruning hooks" (2:4). We are instructed to turn weapons of destruction into tools for the greater good of society. Gun safety is about changing hearts and minds without weapons. Gun safety requires new skills to solve complicated problems with safer tools for better solutions. The responsibility rests in our hands to do it.”
Rabbi David Lyon, Congregation Beth Israel, Houston