You can take action against gun violence by declaring your space – your home, your place of work, worship or study, even your car – a Gun Free Zone (GFZ).
What is a Gun Free Zone (GFZ)?
- A GFZ is a space in which guns are not welcome or allowed, with the aim of:
- Reducing the escalation of violence.
- Reducing the risk of gun death and injury.
- Providing a legal framework for taking action if someone wants to come into a GFZ.
- GFZs are voluntarily declared spaces, and range from:
- GFZ’s by trust, as status is not enforced.
- Enforced GFZ by declarations, searches and/ or safes.
Steps to Declaring a Gun Free Zone
Over the past 15 years, GFSA has developed a 5-step model to making spaces GFZs.
GFSA’s experience, which is backed by research, shows that the success of declaring a space a GFZ rests firmly on the buy-in and commitment of that space’s stakeholders to building a safe environment. It is not enough to just put up GFZ signs.
The 5 steps to declaring a GFZ are:
- Establish the Vision.
- Develop the Policy.
- Prepare for Implementation.
- Implement policy.
- Maintain and Monitor
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Booklet describing the steps to making your school a firearm free zone
Application Forms