RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Have guns? The Richland County Sheriff's Department wants to make sure you have a lock for them.
Richland County deputies will be giving away free gun locks to the public at a drive-thru event this Friday.
The moves comes after the shooting deaths of two South Carolina toddlers in the course of a week.
The event will take place Friday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. while supplies last, at Richland County's Region 2 Substation, located at 2500 Decker Boulevard.
Deputies from the Community Action Team will be available to show residents how to correctly use the gun locks.