APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention

Our Mission: To Prevent Gun Violence in America by Applying Public Health Principles.

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

Please #WearOrange this weekend, to remember Hadiya Pendleton, a high school student who performed at President Obama’s 2nd inauguration and a week later was shot to death on a Chicago playground, and all those affected by gun violence.

More info: https://t.co/z7jHmcdPQd

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

@TheDailyShow Really? We have one candidate who is trying to overthrow democracy and you want to rant about Biden’s age for several minutes? I don’t get it. Age is not the most significant issue here and it boggles my mind that people are even thinking about it.

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

Don’t miss our invited session on 11/14 at 2:30 pm at the APHA Annual Meeting, planned in coordination with AAP.
4213.0: Saving Our Children: Promoting Firearm Safe Storage-the Importance of Bridging Social and Political Divisions
Other gun violence prevention sessions:

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

Please join the IntersectionaI Council on Gun Violence Prevention for our invited session #4097 “Taking a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention: How Have We Faced the Social and Ethical Challenges?” at the APHA Annual Meeting on Nov 14, 10:30 am. #APHA2023

[Kris Brown | @KrisBrown.BradyUnited.org @KrisB_Brown]

DOMESTIC ABUSERS SHOULDN’T HAVE GUNS.

DOMESTIC ABUSERS SHOULDN’T HAVE GUNS.

DOMESTIC ABUSERS SHOULDN’T HAVE GUNS.

DOMESTIC ABUSERS SHOULDN’T HAVE GUNS.

This is not controversial. RT if you agree.

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

Leaving this law stand seems like a no-brainer, but you just don’t know with the current Supreme Court.

[Newtown Action Alliance ❌👑 @NewtownAction]

If the #SCOTUS allows the 5th Circuit decision in United States v. Rahimi to stand, the outcome would be extremely dangerous — particularly for domestic violence victims and survivors, children, and our broader community.

In more than two-thirds of mass shootings from 2014-2019, the perpetrator either killed a family member or an intimate partner, or had a history of domestic violence.

Firearms are the most common weapons used in domestic violence homicides, with female intimate partners more likely to be murdered with a gun than by all other means combined.

#ProtectSurvivors #Rahimi #JustMajority #SCOTUSReform

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

Check out these gun violence prevention sessions taking place at the APHA Annual Meeting in Atlanta this month.

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

Great idea

[Anne Zink @annezinkmd]

Did you know there is a national call line for new moms or moms to be in crisis?

The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides free, confidential support 24/7 in English and Spanish. Call or text the hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262). 1/2

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

In the introduction to his weekly show, Fareed Zakaria shared valuable data about America’s gun violence problem, including comparisons with other countries, including Great Britain. https://t.co/y014IxHwKK

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

Firearm injury prevention research receives only 1.6% of the predicted federal funding commensurate with other leading causes of mortality and morbidity for all age groups and only 3.3% of the predicted federal funding spending for pediatric populations.

https://t.co/a8MQqrrl7z

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

Parkland Parent @manueloliver00 just released this children’s book to explain to our politicians like they’re five the reality of school shootings in america. Watch ⬇️

[The Gun Violence Archive @GunDeaths]

The United States has witnessed 185 mass shootings in 34 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 122 days of 2023.

https://t.co/2OhPFpsw7r

[The Gun Violence Archive @GunDeaths]

The first four months of U.S. gun violence in 2023, as of #May1st:

•5,971 gun deaths
•11,035 gun injuries
•184 mass shootings
•290 children shot
•1,702 teenagers shot
•359 incidents of defensive gun use
•454 unintentional shootings
~7,986 suicides [CDC estimate]

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Our kids are begging us for change. They are scared for their lives. We cannot continue to go on like this.

[brigette russell @ms_bea_kind]

⏰ Are you FED UP with the constant cycle of gun violence & the lawmakers who spread hate rather than act to end this crisis?

Get off the sidelines.

Events are taking place across the country. Text FED UP to 644-33 to find @MomsDemand or @StudentsDemand nearest you. #FedUp

[Kimberlee Kruesi @kkruesi]

The scene outside the Tennessee Capitol as hundreds gather in support of the three Dems facing possible expulsion this morning.

[March For Our Lives @AMarch4OurLives]

Who’s house? GEN-Z’S HOUSE.

NOW: In the TN State Capitol in #Nashville, students FROM ALL OVER THE STATE gather and chant “FREE THE TENNESSEE THREE” and “YOU ARE FASCIST”, as State Reps. enter the House Floor.

THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE. #MarchForOurLives

[Feathers and Sequins @Circus_Girl_]

Mom’s are arriving in droves in Tallahassee to let our legislators know permitless carry IS NOT popular with over 70% of their constituents. @MomsDemand #FlaPol #MomsAreEverywhere

[Moms Demand Action @MomsDemand]

HEARTBREAKING: Nine-month-old Darius King Grigsby was shot and killed on Wednesday while his mother and a friend walked him in a stroller in Merced, California.

Firearms are number one killer of children and teens in the U.S. https://t.co/6GgpBTuuBr

[APHA Workgroup on Gun Violence Prevention @FirearmWrkgroup]

4/Decreasing firearm violence will take time, collaboration and cooperation. It will also take political action on all levels. Passing one bill in 30 years is not enough.
#StopGunViolence
#APHA2022