Domestic violence hotline - 800-799-7233
National public distress hotline - 800-985-5990
Join the movement - https://www.everytown.org/
Resources
Youth suicides
Youths wounded by a firearm
Youth homicides
| Sales | |
|---|---|
| 3500 | |
| 15000 | |
| 1200 |
80 %
| % | |
|---|---|
| All homicides | 80 % |
Everytown for
Gun Safety is the
largest nonprofit gun violence prevention organization in the United States. They created Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, along with Moments that Survive, to elevate the voices of survivors of gun violence and advocate for an end to gun violence across the nation.
80% of homicides in 2020 involved a firearm
3500 children are shot and killed annually. 15000 children are shot and wounded annually. 1200 teens committed suicide with a firearm.
Volunteer, donate, or protest with organizations like Everytown that are helping victims and survivors.
How to help
Over 45,000 Americans were killed with a firearm in 2020. The United States is at an all-time high after the initial peak in 1993. People of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community experience more gun violence than any other demographic. Three million children in the US experience gun violence and grow up with lasting trauma.
who is affected
An action or threat of an action involving a firearm. Most commony it is in the form of homicide, assault, and suicide.
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