Herriman • The librarian says it starts with a question, like the person can’t quite believe it’s true: “I heard you’re giving out gun locks?”
After that, it’s simple: The librarian hands one over, or two or even more. The hard part is trying to keep up with demand.
Salt Lake County Library Services’ popular free gun lock program got its start in reaction to a tragedy.
Five Herriman High School students died by suicide last year. That spurred the city to offer a series of Question, Persuade and Refer classes to better equip attendees to help others get through mental health crises.