The Barbara Jean Adkins Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser, titled "He Said, She Said," will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Illinois State University Alumni Center.
A gun shop owner demonstrates how a gun lock works on a handgun.
A McLean County group focused on stopping gun violence has a timely reminder for parents whose children may once again be venturing to play outside the home this summer.
The Be SMART initiative is an offshoot of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. It’s focused on stopping unintentional child gun deaths and injuries.
McLean County’s Be SMART team is hosting an online program at 7:30 p.m. June 3 focused on safe gun storage, alongside Bloomington Police and the local branch of the NAACP. It’s good timing, as parents are now allowing their children to go into other families’ homes more frequently, now that the pandemic has subsided. Those visits outside the home may bring children in contact with loaded and unlocked guns.