Friday Finds
Friday Finds
Wherein we unearth GVP-related stories from the past week
Given the constant information tsunami of our 24-hour news cycle world, there are bound to be stories that get lost in the scroll. On Fridays here at Armed With Reason, we’ll highlight some articles from the Gun Violence Prevention realm that might have been missed during your busy week.
Biden to create new office of gun violence prevention
“Biden and Vice President Harris are scheduled to announce the new office at an event in the White House Rose Garden on Friday afternoon.”
Quavo steps up advocacy against gun violence after his nephew Takeoff’s shooting death
“Quavo joined a panel discussion Wednesday alongside Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, Rep. Lucy McBath… and Greg Jackson of the Community Justice Action Fund. It was a solutions-oriented conversation on community intervention strategies, the battle with gun violence and the power in advocacy.”
POLL: 82% of Americans want gun restrictions for those convicted of domestic violence
“… including 81 percent of Republicans and 91 percent of Democrats.”
STUDY: Majority of Firearm Owners with Teens Store Guns Unsafely
“Researchers evaluated the associations between the exposures of community violence, interpersonal violence, firearm ownership motivations, and the outcome of firearm storage patterns…”
Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal
“The algorithm Koerber’s team built is designed to recognize how a person feels from the sound of their voice — regardless of the words or language they speak.”
Students Demand Action holds protest against gun violence
“We cannot allow politicians to represent us when they care more about appealing to the gun lobby than about the people they serve.”
Image via The Guardian
PHOTOS: Defying a decade of gun violence in Baltimore
“For the past decade, the photojournalist and Baltimore native JM Giordano has been documenting the city’s gun violence and the activists who organised to combat it.”
Key facts about Americans and guns
“Key findings about Americans’ views of gun ownership, gun policy and other subjects, drawn primarily from a Pew Research Center survey conducted in June 2023.”
The Disarm Hate Act Would Help Prevent Hate-Motivated Gun Violence
“This legislation would help prevent acts of hate-motivated gun violence by prohibiting individuals convicted of violent-misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing or possessing firearms.”
Proposed legislation would tax California gun sales to fund violence prevention
“Assembly Bill 28… would levy an 11 percent tax on retail sales of firearms and ammunition, manufacturers, and vendors, the proceeds of which would fund gun violence prevention efforts.”