A major firearms safety seminar is slated to take place August 15 in Las Vegas. Project ChildSafe, an outreach of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, will present free family classes for gun owners with children.
The event will be held in the Las Vegas Bass Pro Shops’ conservation room. BPS, Tactical West Las Vegas, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife will present two seminars, one at 11 a.m. and the other at 3 p.m., with free gun locks and firearm safety information provided to each attendee.
The seminars teach a multitude of firearms safety lessons, but focus primarily on firearm storage in houses with small children. The summer months are particularly important times for safe storage because children are home from school. Knowing the proper steps for firearm storage are important whether children are in the house or not, though.
Firearm safety isn’t just for the gun owner or head of the household. Whole families are encouraged to attend so everyone has a working knowledge and appreciation of gun safety, in order to lessen the chances of firearm accidents even further. The seminars will include instruction, videos, and info materials for all members of the family. In addition, families could win one of two $100 Bass Pro Shops gift cards.
Kevin McNair, owner of Tactical West, will conduct the seminars. McNair is a member of Bass Pro’s Hunting Pro Staff, chapter head of his local Mule Deer Foundation, and an instructor for the Nevada Department of Wildlife Hunter Education Program. Tactical West is the only concealed carry company authorized to teach classes at the Las Vegas BPS.
McNair was named a Project ChildSafe “Local Champion” this year for his work to promote firearm safety, and will be honored at the event Saturday.
McNair is a licensed concealed carry instructor in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Florida. He told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he grew up around firearms and hunting—and as a father of two teenagers, the safety message he gives to other families is something he practices as well as preaches.
Those attending the seminars are reminded that no personal firearms are to be brought to the event.
The Las Vegas Bass Pro Shops is located at 8200 Dean Martin Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89139. For more information, contact Kevin McNair by calling 702-866-0078 or emailing him at TacticalWest@yahoo.com.
Cover image: Project ChildSafe