National Firearm Safety Initiative (NFSI)
The National Firearm Safety Initiative (NFSI) is a Canadian-founded non-profit organization dedicated to protecting families, communities, and lawful firearm owners through tangible, technology-driven safety solutions.
For decades, firearm-safety efforts have relied heavily on awareness campaigns, policy debates, and education important, but not capable of stopping tragedies in real time. NFSI was created with a different mission: to move beyond conversation and build real, functioning tools that prevent harm the moment a threat emerges.
At the centre of this mission is AlertNet™, Canada’s first real-time firearm breach and violent-incident early-warning network. AlertNet retrieves verified firearm-related advisories through encrypted law-enforcement API connections and broadcasts instant, location-specific alerts to Canadians within danger zones protecting homes, schools, workplaces, and public spaces.
To further strengthen this national safety network, NFSI also sponsors the development of ARUD (Arms Recovery Unit Device), engineered by Sound Sentinel Corporation. ARUD integrates seamlessly with AlertNet, providing tamper detection, evidence capture, and stolen-weapon tracking that feeds directly into the AlertNet ecosystem.
All contributions raised through NFSI support AlertNet as the primary development component, including the supporting technologies like ARUD that feed intelligence into Canada’s first unified public-safety platform.
Our Purpose
Universal Access to AlertNet™ To secure access to AlertNet for every family, school, community centre, and business in Canada, delivering instant warning capabilities that save lives in the very first seconds of a firearm-related breach.
Innovation That Saves Lives To fund, develop, and expand next-generation firearm-safety technologies. AlertNet is the core of this ecosystem, supported by ARUD, which detects tampering, tracks movement, captures evidence, and sends authenticated alerts into the AlertNet network in real time.
Protecting Children and Families To dramatically reduce child injuries, suicides, and deaths caused by unsecured or stolen firearms through early detection, automated warnings, and instant intervention delivered through AlertNet.
Empowering families and law enforcement agencies by having access to intelligent, connected tools that track stolen weapons, authenticate breach events, and strengthen the national chain of accountability all routed through AlertNet’s unified platform.
Technology Over Politics To demonstrate that measurable, life-saving progress happens when technology bridges the gap that politics alone cannot protecting public safety while respecting lawful ownership.
Our Vision
A safer, smarter, and more unified Canada where:
Unauthorized access to firearms is detected instantly.
Families receive real-time alerts the moment danger arises.
Schools and communities are shielded by proactive technology.
Stolen firearms cannot fuel violent crime.
Firearm owners are empowered with tools that protect both their rights and their responsibilities.
Every household has free access to AlertNet, and every firearm-storage location can participate in a connected, evidence-driven safety network.
This national effort will redefine firearm-safety standards, protect communities from coast to coast, and make Canada the safest nation in the world for families, firearm owners, and future generations.
Our Approach
AlertNet™ First: Canada’s Real-Time Safety Network We invest directly in engineering, prototyping, encryption, API integration, and deployment of AlertNet. This is our central mission: a national early-warning safety grid capable of protecting every Canadian, regardless of location, income, or circumstance.
Integrated Smart Safety Systems (ARUD) We support the development of ARUD and other smart storage technologies that feed verified firearm-breach data into AlertNet, creating the first unified, cross-Canada intelligent safety environment.
Community Protection We prioritize deployment where risk is highest—homes with children, schools, rural properties, high-theft regions, and communities vulnerable to unauthorized firearm access or domestic-violence risks.
Partnerships for Progress We will collaborate with policymakers, insurers, firearm retailers, school boards, advocacy groups, and responsible firearm owners to ensure AlertNet becomes a national standard.
Transparency & Trust with every dollar raised, is directed toward the research, development, and deployment of life-saving technology, with public accountability built into every step.