Resources

General Resources

Pause to Protect FAQs

Answers to questions businesses might have about providing these services.

P2P Talking with Someone About Secure Storage

Covers why and how to talk with others about the importance of secure storage of firearms at home.

P2P Firearm Safety Training Slides

Optional slides with the rationale and available services to encourage secure firearm storage.

P2P Secure Firearm Storage Solutions Poster

Reviews common storage solutions and encourages customers to ask your staff for details and devices that may be available at your location.

Customer-Facing Resources

P2P Rules and Stats Card

Covers key firearm safety rules and statistics about firearm injury prevention.

P2P Secure Storage Card

Designed to be given to customers with purchases or with any storage devices distributed at your business.

P2P Home Firearm Inventory and Assessment

Document to take stock of home firearms, including their location and access. Includes versions for printing and editing on a computer.

P2P Promotional Flyer

Flyer you can use to advertise your partnership with P2P.

P2P In-Home Storage Options

Covers general secure storage options for use at home.

Resources to Help You Implement P2P

Note: Resources from Pause to Protect are not legal advice and should be reviewed with your legal counsel.

P2P Secure Storage Agreement

Sample contract for use when acquiring a customer’s firearm for temporary storage at your location. 

P2P Firearm and Customer Information

Sample form to collect and document customer contact information and firearm-specific data for temporary storage at your location. 

P2P Secure Storage Program SOP

Standard operating procedure plan that can be modified to fit the process your staff must follow when acquiring a customer’s firearm for temporary storage at your location.

P2P Locker Rental Agreement

Sample contract for use with customers renting a locker for temporary storage at your location.

P2P Locker Rental Tracker

Sample document for tracking lockers rentals for temporary storage.

P2P Locker Rental SOP

Standard operating procedure plan that can be modified to fit the process your staff must follow when renting secure lockers to customers for temporary firearm storage at your location. 

P2P Inventory Management & Insurance Guidelines

Provides general business and insurance considerations based on experiences of businesses facilitating distribution of storage devices.

Other Resources

Brave Conversations Retailer Toolkit

Order a collection of informational materials for businesses and firearm owners.

US Army: Lethal Means Safety (Department of Defense)

Provides various resources aimed at preventing suicide through reduced firearm access in times of crisis.

Firearm Retailer Toolkit (Department of Defense)

Downloadable educational materials and posters related to firearm suicide prevention.

Safe Firearm Storage Toolkit (Veterans Affairs)

Toolkit to build community support for suicide prevention via secure firearm storage.

Provides Veteran-specific educational resources around secure storage and suicide prevention.

Find Safety Initiatives Near You

Listing of state programs related to lethal means safety for suicide prevention.

NSSF/ASFP Suicide Prevention

Free materials for firearm industry businesses to educate both staff members and customers on ways to identify suicide risk, methods for having conversations, and tools and resources for a business if a suicide takes place on premises.

BATFE Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees Providing Firearm Storage for Individuals

Provides guidance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BAFTE) relevant to temporary storage.

Project Childsafe

Offers educational resources focused on secure storage for child safety.

Hold My Guns

Works with FFLs to provide voluntary firearm storage to customers during times of crisis or personal need.

Walk the Talk America

Offers free, anonymous, online mental health screenings; also provide customer-facing education about mental health resources.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7

  • Call: 988 or 1-800-SUICIDE
  • Text: 988
  • Chat: 988lifeline.org/chat

Veterans Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7

  • Call: 988 then press 1
  • Text: 838255
  • Chat: veteransCrisisLine.net/Chat

General Resources

P2P Talking with Someone About Secure Storage

Covers why and how to talk with others about the importance of secure storage of firearms at home.

P2P Rules and Stats Card

Covers key firearm safety rules and statistics about firearm injury prevention.

P2P Secure Storage Card

Designed to be given to customers with purchases or with any storage devices distributed at your business.

P2P Home Firearm Inventory and Assessment

Document to take stock of home firearms, including their location and access. Includes versions for printing and editing on a computer.

P2P In-Home Storage Options

Covers general secure storage options for use at home.

Other Resources

Brave Conversations Retailer Toolkit

Order a collection of informational materials for businesses and firearm owners.

US Army: Lethal Means Safety (Department of Defense)

Provides various resources aimed at preventing suicide through reduced firearm access in times of crisis.

Defense Suicide Prevention Office (Department of Defense)

Provides various resources related to firearm suicide prevention in military communities.

Safe Firearm Storage Toolkit (Veterans Affairs)

Toolkit to build community support for suicide prevention via secure firearm storage.

Provides Veteran-specific educational resources around secure storage and suicide prevention.

Find Safety Initiatives near You

Listing of state programs related to lethal means safety for suicide prevention.

NSSF/ASFP Suicide Prevention

Free materials that teach ways to identify suicide risk, methods for having conversations.

Project Childsafe

Offers educational resources focused on secure storage for child safety.

Hold My Guns

Works with FFLs to provide voluntary firearm storage to customers during times of crisis or personal need.

Walk the Talk America

Offers free, anonymous, online mental health screenings; also provide customer-facing education about mental health resources.

Veterans Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7

  • Call: 988 then press 1
  • Text: 838255
  • Chat: veteransCrisisLine.net/Chat

Firearm Life Plan

Offers resources to help people think about important firearm-related questions and plan for future (legacy) firearm disposition.

General Resources

P2P Talking with Someone About Secure Storage

Covers why and how to talk with others about the importance of secure storage of firearms at home.

P2P Rules and Stats Card

Covers key firearm safety rules and statistics about firearm injury prevention.

P2P Secure Storage Card

Designed to be given to customers with purchases or with any storage devices distributed at your business.

P2P Home Firearm Inventory and Assessment

Document to take stock of home firearms, including their location and access. Includes versions for printing and editing on a computer.

P2P In-Home Storage Options

Covers general secure storage options for use at home.

Other Resources

Brave Conversations Retailer Toolkit

Order a collection of informational materials for businesses and firearm owners.

US Army: Lethal Means Safety (Department of Defense)

Provides various resources aimed at preventing suicide through reduced firearm access in times of crisis.

Defense Suicide Prevention Office (Department of Defense)

Provides various resources related to firearm suicide prevention in military communities.

Safe Firearm Storage Toolkit (Veterans Affairs)

Toolkit to build community support for suicide prevention via secure firearm storage.

Provides Veteran-specific educational resources around secure storage and suicide prevention.

Find Safety Initiatives near You

Listing of state programs related to lethal means safety for suicide prevention.

NSSF/ASFP Suicide Prevention

Free materials that teach ways to identify suicide risk, methods for having conversations.

Project Childsafe

Offers educational resources focused on secure storage for child safety.

Hold My Guns

Works with FFLs to provide voluntary firearm storage to customers during times of crisis or personal need.

Walk the Talk America

Offers free, anonymous, online mental health screenings; also provide customer-facing education about mental health resources.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7

  • Call: 988 or 1-800-SUICIDE
  • Text: 988
  • Chat: 988lifeline.org/chat

Firearm Life Plan

Offers resources to help people think about important firearm-related questions and plan for future (legacy) firearm disposition.