TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — Florida will begin adding gun storage safety tips when it sends concealed weapons licenses to its residents, Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Nikki Fried said at a news conference Wednesday.

The flyer will encourage people to keep their guns locked, unloaded and stored in a separate place than ammunition, asking if firearms are securely stored in homes your children visit, ensuring firearms are always pointed in a safe direction and treating all guns as if they are loaded. The goal is to prevent accidental shootings and to keep guns out of the hands of children, said Fried, a Democrat whose department oversees Florida's concealed weapons licensing program.

“This new initiative features common-sense and nonpartisan steps we can all take to prevent gun violence and accidental gun injuries and deaths. As a gun owner myself, I know what a responsibility it is to carry a firearm — and I know how important it is to take simple steps to help keep myself and the people around me safe,” Fried said. “The truth is that every single step we take to increase safety and prevent gun violence — big or small — could save a life.”

The flyers will also be available at offices of the FDACS Division of Licensing and tax collectors.

“We believe in increasing education about these simple safety measures will help save lives,” Fried said.

Democratic state Rep. Dan Daley said the Republican-dominated Legislature has failed to take up gun safety measures.

“Nobody's coming for your guns," said Daley, who is a gun owner. "I think we just want to be safe and take a step in the right direction."