Tampa Police Department hosts workshop on firearm safety

The Tampa Police Department hosted a public safety workshop about firearm safety and responsible gun ownership.The meeting was held at the Fair Oaks Recreation Center in Tampa.Acting Police Chief Brett Owen met with community leaders including Tampa City Councilwoman Naya Young, NAACP Hillsborough County Branch President Yvette Lewis and Freddy Barton, executive director of Safe and Sound Hillsborough.The workshop was open to the public."Get out into the community, give them an opportunity to sit down and talk to us one-on-one about some of the things that are going on. Were going to focus on gun safety and gun theft problems that weve seen and we want to talk to them about proper storage and any other concerns that they may have in the community," said Acting Police Chief Brett Owen.Acting Chief Owen said firearm thefts from vehicles have decreased within the City of Tampa, but young people are getting firearms in other places."Vehicle thefts are down. We're seeing a pretty significan