The NYC Department of Education (DOE) will send letters about the safe storage of firearms to the parents of all children attending public schools, said Mayor Eric Adams and U.S. Representative Dan Goldman.
Thursday's announcement comes in the wake of a shooting in Brooklyn where a 12-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his 15-year-old cousin, according to the New York Daily News. The boy used a gun belonging to the victim’s father.
"We know that when firearms are properly secured, children are 85% less likely to be victims of an unintentional shooting,” Goldman said. “Our public schools can serve as the conduit for information on safe firearm storage to reach families and save lives.”
An official from the Adams administration said that the letter would go out before the end of the school year.
“This letter will no doubt save lives,” said Abby Clements, co-founder of the organization Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, who appeared with Goldman and Adams at the announcement.
