03-06-2025
NCPDS to host press conference in Elizabeth City for NC S.A.F.E. Week of Action
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — The N.C. Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) will host a press conference with state and local officials to highlight the third annual NC S.A.F.E. Week of Action.
This event will be on Friday, June 6, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Pasquotank High School Media Center on 1064 Northside Road, Elizabeth City, N.C.
State leaders will present gun locks to interim Elizabeth City Police Chief Eddie Graham Jr. and discuss the importance of safely securing guns. A Fayetteville father will also share his tragic experience of losing his daughter because of an unsecured gun in another person's home.
NC S.A.F.E. week was created by NCDPS due to the alarming number of children deaths caused by firearm injury and a surge in firearm theft.
According to reports from local law enforcement, in 2023, 10 children were shot in Elizabeth City. This is why NC S.A.F.E. wants to teach North Carolinians that simple things like locking your weapons can make communities safer and avoid preventable tragedies.
For more information about effectively and safely securing their guns, click here.
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