Join the Project: Live Today – Put It Away!
Gun Shops in rural areas can receive up to $1500.00 toward a gun safe (sign up below)!
Our program is designed for you!
You presence in the community as a firearm retailer or firearm range can help prevent firearm suicides by providing community support. Learn more below!
Please consider providing Education Materials and Firearm Storage to your Customers:
1) Suicide Prevention Education materials at your shop/range: Gun shops and ranges provide suicide prevention materials for their customers and staff developed by national organizations (National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), American Foundation on Suicide Prevention, and the VA).
2) Firearm storage at your shop/range. You can assist individuals that are in a crisis by providing them a location to voluntarily store their firearms outside of their home. Gun storage requirements. All standard FFL processes for transferring possession for holding/cleaning a firearm per Federal and State regulations are required. We hope that you will consider providing this service to the public.
Sign up below to provide both educational materials and gun storage. You will be highlighted on our website map
Provide Suicide Prevention materials:
If you are not able to provide gun storage, consider providing suicide prevention materials. You will be highlighted on our website map!
Sign up Here to provide Suicide Prevention materials:
1. Sign up: On-Line
We will contact you within 48 hours to provide you an orientation to the program and place your establishment on the map.
Questions: Email us at info@livetodayputitaway.org
Provide us your thoughts by answering our satisfaction survey.
Information For firearm retailers about the firearm storage project: Live Today – Put It Away!
Download Our Gun Shop Project Introduction Packet Here:
Gun Shop Project Introduction Packet
Below are separate sections of our materials:
- Firearms Dealer Introduction Letter
- Tips for WI Firearm Retailers and Range Owners 3.4.21
- Safe Storage Pamphlet 8.5×5.5
- Gun Safety the 11th Commandment
- Gun Shop Project Inception and Q&A
- Contract to Hold Firearm 3.5.21
- R.A.C.E. Suicide Prevention Brochure Veteran
- QPR Suicide Prevention Training
- VA S.A.V.E. Suicide Prevention Training
- PREVENTION Checklist for Firearm Retailers and their staff
- POSTVENTION Checklist for Firearm Retailers and their staff
The Origins Of The Gun Shop Project
A brief look at the origins of the gun shop project: Check out the CNN story or the story below.
Check out a National Program Firearm Lethal Means project at Pause to Protect.
Rural counties
We are especially interested in retailers and law enforcement agencies located in the following rural counties. If you sign-up and provide gun storage. You may be eligible to receive a free gun safe to be used for the program!
These are the eligible counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Clark, Crawford, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Florence, Forest, Grant, Green Lake, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood