“We will not stop this epidemic until we change the narrative on guns. Terrifying tragedies rip at our sense of safety and as a result, more Americans consider getting a gun. But the result of more guns isn’t more safety, it’s more death."
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After yet another heartbreaking mass shooting, this time in Lewiston, Maine, one thing is clear: IT'S THE GUNS.
America does not need more guns. It needs more people to Live Unloaded. Join us: projectunloaded.org/take-action/
Insightful reading by @ProjectUnloaded founder and former Joyce Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program Director Nina Vinik. #GunViolencePrevention
Insightful reading by @ProjectUnloaded founder and former Joyce Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program Director Nina Vinik. #GunViolencePrevention
"Like many gun owners, Rick felt that something must change and was deeply concerned about America’s gun violence crisis. But until we confront the basic truth that more guns make us less safe, we’ll continue to be stuck in a cycle of more gun violence and heartbreak."
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To stop gun violence, we need to tell a different story about guns. These stories amplify what's true - guns make us less safe. @kendedafund @sundanceorgsundance.org/blogs/watch-th…
“More and more people are bringing guns into their homes and when they do that, that increases the risk for suicide for members of that family threefold. For young people, that risk increases fourfold.” - Nina Vinik to @19thnews19thnews.org/2023/09/suicid…
Until the last five years, the country had never experienced 500 mass shootings in a single year.
More guns --> more gun violence
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“The big overall message is that guns make us less safe and more guns equals more gun violence." - Karly Scholz, member of Project Unloaded's Youth Council
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Vinik: This summer, 350 students helped spread the word on social media to their peers that being armed doesn't make you safe @ProjectUnloadedbuff.ly/3LlOfl1
"Teens want power. And when it comes to social change, they have a lot of it."
Read our founder's essay in @The74 to learn how we're training teens to change gun culture:
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"Derek Floyd, who coaches youngsters at the Barry Farm Recreation Center in Ward 8, said he cannot find 14-year-olds to play fall football this year, partly because their parents are worried about their safety traveling to games."
Gun violence is reshaping childhood.…
With help from our content creator partners, we're reaching young people with the facts - which are clear that guns make us less safe - one TikTok at a time. Learn more via @CNN:
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