More than 400 gun owners in DeKalb County received free gun safes on Saturday as part of an effort to improve firearm safety in the community.
The DeKalb County Police Department distributed 411 safes across four precincts during the giveaway, which began at 10 a.m. Lines formed before the event started.
Gun owners who did not get a safe can still pick one up for free at any of the four precincts during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.
Recipients must be at least 21 years old, live in DeKalb County and own a firearm.
How to Read and Understand the News
Truth doesn’t bend because we dislike it.
Facts don’t vanish when they make us uncomfortable.
Events happen whether we accept them or not.
Good reporting challenges us. The press isn’t choosing sides — it’s relaying what official, verified sources say. Blaming reporters for bad news is like blaming a thermometer for a fever.
Americans have a history of misunderstanding simple things. In the 1980s, A&W rolled out a 1/3-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. It failed because too many people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If we can botch basic math, we can certainly misread the news.
Before dismissing a story, ask yourself:
- What evidence backs this?
- Am I reacting to facts or feelings?
- What would change my mind?
- Am I just shooting the messenger?
And one more: Am I assuming bias just because I don’t like the story?
Smart news consumers seek truth, not comfort.
