To: changedmyname who wrote (70940 ) 4/23/1999 1:38:00 PM From: LFISKY Respond to of 119973
LOCK .. could be huge with latest events.... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Saf T Lok Incorporated (Nasdaq: LOCK) announced today that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Police Department and Cumberland County, North Carolina Sheriff's Department have purchased Saf T Lok(R) gun locks to equip their forces. When off duty, all 400 of Cumberland County's deputies will be required to use the Saf T Lok(R) magazine lock. As Cumberland County Sgt. Stephen McLamb explained, "With so many accidental shootings across the country, Sheriff Butler felt it was a move that was necessary to keep anything of that nature from happening here." The LAUSD Police Department, which is assigned to assist in providing a safe environment for approximately 65,000 regular employees and 878,000 students in 910 schools and centers spanning some 700 square miles, is also purchasing Saf T Lok(R) gun locks for all 250 of its officers, for off-duty use. Other prominent law enforcement agencies that have recently purchased Saf T Lok(R) gun locks for their officers include the Sullivan County, Indiana Sheriff's Dept., the Owen County Sheriff's Dept. and Macomb Police Department in Illinois, the Carbondale Police Dept. in Colorado, and the Miami Springs Police Dept. and Key Biscayne Police Dept. in Florida. The Company has also received its first orders through the recently awarded GSA contract from U.S. Customs Headquarters and the Inspector General's Office, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Unlike trigger locks, which require guns to be unloaded, the Saf T Lok(R) gun locks attach to the grip or magazine of a handgun and block the weapon internally so it cannot be fired, even if it is loaded and the trigger pulled. Only someone who knows the combination can use the gun or remove the lock. In addition to endorsements and recommendations from prominent organizations the Company has received in the past, the Saf T Lok(R) gun locks are listed as one of the Best Buys of '99 in the May 1999 issue of Guns & Ammo, the world's leading sporting firearms magazine for 40 years. Except for historical information, this press release contains forward- looking statements concerning, among other things, future plans and operating results. Such statements are based on the Company's current plans and expectations. Actual results could differ materially based upon a number of factors, including but not limited to increased competition, dependence upon key personnel, market acceptance of the Company's products and other factors described in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission