GunPRO encourages current and prospective gun owners to make the following three commitments to own and use their guns responsibly. The GunPRO Pledge empowers the gun community with a mechanism to promote responsible gun ownership and reduce negative outcomes involving guns.

1. Get Education & Training in the responsible and safe use of their Firearms.
2. Take steps to Prevent Unauthorized Access to their firearms, including not transferring a gun to anyone they believe would violate GunPRO principles.
3. Seek Help and Remove Access to firearms during times of extreme emotional stress or mental illness that could impair their judgment in regard to responsible use.

The GunPRO pledge should be read aloud in front of two peer witnesses who vouch for, and commit to supporting, the gun owner in meeting the obligations of the pledge. By participating in GunPRO, gun owners create a shared obligation for responsibility and introduce a mechanism for accountability that doesn’t involve the Government. These peer relationships will allow the gun community to “police its own” and take meaningful steps to reduce injury & death resulting from negligence. At the same time, GunPRO relationships create opportunities to identify behavior that could lead to harm of self or others when pre-crisis intervention is possible.

The GunPRO Pledge is a decentralized, grassroots effort that provides gun owners the opportunity to show their dedication to responsibility and avoiding negative outcomes involving firearms. Through the leadership of retailers, ranges, organizations and prominent gun community voices, the goal is to make GunPRO Commitments the expected and expressed standard of gun ownership in the United States, particularly by introducing the obligations to new gun owners. Taking the GunPRO Pledge is strictly voluntary, intended to prevent negative outcomes without any restriction on Second Amendment Rights.