Mayor Brandon Scott, wearing a pink shirt, stands at a podium with news microphones attached to it. He delivers a press conference inside of a library, with shelves of books in the background.
Mayor Brandon Scott announces free gun locks and safes will be distributed at five Enoch Pratt Library branches. Photo credit: Scott Maucione/WYPR News.

A partnership between Johns Hopkins University and the city of Baltimore will provide free gun locks and safes to residents at five library locations as part of Mayor Brandon Scottโ€™s Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan.

The locks are provided to anyone who is over the age of 18 and are funded through a federal grant worth nearly $250,000.

The branches handing out locks and safes include:

  • Southeast Anchor (3601 Eastern Ave.)
  • Central (400 Cathedral St.)
  • Cherry Hill (606 Cherry Hill Road)
  • Hamilton (5910 Harford Road)
  • Walbrook (3203 W. North Ave.)

Read more (and listen) at WYPR.

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  1. I called the Balto. County Public Library. No gun safes in any BCPL, some locks. Called Enoch Pratt Library Baltimore City. No safes, or locks. All hype!

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