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.
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For Newtown High School graduates, 20 missing chairs mark end of one chapter and beginning of next
“For the students who survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as first graders in 2012, Wednesday marks the end of high school.”
Related: Sandy Hook survivors call for gun control as they graduate high school
Related: Sandy Hook shooting survivors to graduate with mixed emotions without 20 of their classmates
Names of those killed in Sandy Hook shooting read at Newtown High School graduation
VIDEO: Biden talks gun safety at previously scheduled event hours after his son is found guilty on gun charges
“He delivered the headline speech at Everytown for Gun Safety's annual training conference, Gun Sense University, in Washington, D.C.”
Related: Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
Related: Biden’s son stirs discomfort for gun control advocates
VIDEO: Full speech - President Biden Speaks at Gun Violence Prevention Conference
Find Gun Violence Prevention Grants for Your Organization
“Everytown’s GovGrant Navigator is a tool to help you identify federal grant programs that provide funding & resources to prevent gun violence in your community.”
Kansas high school ‘assassin’ game ends with girl’s father allegedly shooting, paralyzing teen
“The three friends had been playing "senior assassin" – a social media-based game usually involving high school seniors targeting others with water guns and gel-bead guns. Participants often record the "attacks" and post them to social media.”
Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say
“The source told authorities that they had spoken to Prieto more than 15 times over three years at various gun shows…. Within the last year, the source told authorities that Prieto began making suspicious and alarming comments, including “advocating for a mass shooting,” and specifically targeting Blacks, Jews or Muslims….”
Opinion: I study school shootings. Here’s what AI can — and can’t — do to stop them
“[Contributor] David Riedman is the founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database, an open-source research project that documents shootings at schools back to 1966.”
NBA’s Steve Kerr joins [Vice President] Harris to talk gun violence prevention to students
“The vast majority of people in this country, regardless of party affiliation, agree with common sense gun safety measures. Eighty percent of … Americans believe in universal background checks. We know that there’s no way Donald Trump would even attempt to actually get some legislation that would lead to that.”
Wear Orange news articles from across the nation
VIDEO:: Wear Orange concert brings gun violence awareness effort to Camden, NJ