According to state police, the program was funded by the Byrne-State Crisis Initiative Program. The grant funded 1,500 handgun safes for distribution to people with new pistol permits.

DeKalb County officials are distributing free gun safes and trigger locks to residents after a tragic uptick in children accessing firearms.

An LMPD sergeant demonstrates gun cable locks on several different firearm types. "We're taking the education to the communities where it's needed most," Corniel said.

The Out-of-Home Safe Firearm Storage program aims to help ensure guns don’t end up in the wrong hands. Chief Theresa Theetge says so far this year there have been nearly 350 shooting victims and ...