NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC padlocks, chain locks or other locks
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 15, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 15, 2012the latest report was made
- Aug 15, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC
- Maker
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Padlocks, chain locks or other locksCPSC’s product type: Padlocks, Chain Locks or Other Locks (code 707), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Home Security
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 15, 2012, sent to the company Aug 27, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 18, 2012
The product, in the report: Cable style gun lock with a silver cable and a padlock with a yellow vinyl cover that reads “PROJECT CHILDSAFE” and “NOT FOR RESALE”. The bottom of the padlock reads “TAIWAN” and “GL 710”.
I’m am writing you regarding a safety concern I’ve become aware of with the gun locks provided through the Project ChildSafe program. As I understand it, the City of Canyon Lake, California received a donation of the Project Child Safe gun locks through the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. A portion of these locks were then donated to the [REDACTED]. These locks were then intended to be purposed to assist with the Quagga Mussel Inspection Program as a means to physically lock a contaminated boat to its trailer to prevent the boat from launching within the lake. Upon inspection of the approximately 60 locks we received it was discovered that a large amount of these locks were malfunctioning and would open without the use of the key. A small amount of vibration or tapping on the frame of the lock would cause the locking mechanism to jar loose and the cable to run free. My concerns do not lie in the area of what the locks were now intending to be used for, but for the original purpose of securing a firearm from endangering a child. I currently serve as [REDACTED] and I have extensive training in firearms safety and responsibility. I own several guns which I store responsibly in my home to prevent my children from accessing them as required by law. I believe that proper education is the first and foremost deterrent to children improperly handling firearms, and that a dependable means of locking the weapon is critical to ensuring this. After seeing 1 in 5 of these locks fail to maintain a secure connection, I would never trust nor allow any of my firearms to be secured with these locks. I am urging you to take a hard look into this claim to find the cause of the malfunction. I think the purpose of this program is commendable and worthwhile, I would regret for the reputations of the agencies involved to become tarnished by just one of these gun locks failing in the most unfortunate of circumstances. After conducting some research on the subject it seems this is not the first time the National Shooting Sports Foundation have experienced this type of malfunction with a gun lock they have provided. I found a recall notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Release # 01-078 which details a recall on a similar product on February 07, 2001. I hope this will not continue to be an issue with the locks they are currently providing and I trust that they verified the quality of this product before issuing it as a replacement for the previous failed gun locks. I am available to assist with any information you may need of me and I have several examples of gun locks that have failed which I can forward to you for inspection.
Sincerely, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
- Where
- Canyon Lake, California: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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