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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."
Read more from our founder in @HuffPost
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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 @ProjectUnloaded buff.ly/3LlOfl1
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Thanks for your guidance and support for this great initiative! @ProjectUnloaded!
This summer, nearly 50 @ChiPubSchools high school students have worked with Project Unloaded and our partners to create social media campaigns to take on gun violence. Today, we're celebrating all their work with local leaders including @ChicagosMayor 🥳
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WATCH LIVE: Mayor Johnson and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez attend the CPS Choose to Change Showcase with summer jobs program participants. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1djxXlNqV…
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At Project Unloaded with young people about to launch a social media campaign that firearm ownership and use does not make one safer @ProjectUnloaded @UChicago @UChicagoMed
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Last fall, @fairriona reported on a nationwide survey by @ProjectUnloaded that revealed Gen Zers have a substantial fear of shootings but also see firearms as a potential source of protection.
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Every 5 days in America, someone kills their family. Most often, it's a man using a gun.
This statistic comes from my nearly 3 year investigation for @indystar tracking family killings across the nation.
This is American Annihilation.
indystar.com/story/news/inve…
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7 years ago, our LGBTQ community felt the incalculable shock and grief after 49 lives were taken from us at Pulse Nightclub.
Today, we remember their legacy and #HonorThemWithAction by always choosing to stand up against hatred and violence. #PulseDayOfRemembrance
ALT A graphic of the LGBTQIA+ flag on a black wall. The text underneath the flag reads "Honor Them With Action".
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Given the number of firearms in American society, it is not particularly reassuring whenever law enforcement "assures" the public that there "is no threat to public safety." We need a culture change. thebaltimorebanner.com/commu…
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Gun deaths increased greatly during the pandemic, with the gun homicide rate spiking 45%, while the non-gun homicide rate increased 7%. Gun deaths in 2021 were notable not only due to the number of homicides, the highest ever recorded, but also the record-high suicide rate.
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Hollywood Beach boardwalk shooting in Florida leaves 9 injured trib.al/k1gww7L
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Sickening. This is Monday in America. washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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This is why the work of groups like @ProjectUnloaded is so vital. Without generational culture change, we will never move the needle on firearm ownership (and homicide). @YouthToday #GunViolencePrevention #NotMySon youthtoday.org/2022/12/the-e…
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When we charted gun manufacturing and imports alongside annual gun deaths going back to 1968, we found that when gunmakers ramped up production, gun deaths rose.
Read more from @JenniferMascia and @ByChipBrownlee: thetr.ac/Vrx7h
ALT The chart's headline reads "As The Number of New Guns Rises, So Do Gun Deaths" / The subhed reads "Federal data show gun deaths rising and falling alongside new firearm production." It uses ATF and CDC data, and features several annotations, including that 1993 was a record year for both gun deaths and gun production, and that both numbers rose after 2008.
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I wanted to know if all these guns flooding the market were driving up gun violence. So I charted annual gun deaths alongside production.
What I found was stunning: The peaks and valleys are nearly identical.
Some years set records for both gun deaths *and* production.
ALT A chart showing annual gun deaths alongside gun production over the last 50 years.
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There is a group that’s doing this: @ProjectUnloaded. Follow and support them. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
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A key point from Nina Vinik of @ProjectUnloaded: "There's an opportunity to have a different kind of conversation with young people when it comes to guns. We aren’t asking them to pick a side, we want to provide the information they need to protect their health & safety."
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Next up, Northwell CMO, Ramon Soto, @AdCouncil's Anthony Signorelli, @ProjectUnloaded's Nina Vinik, & @TheHAVI's Fatimah Loren Dreir explore how large-scale awareness campaigns can lead to meaningful behavioral change.
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This is unimaginable. In some families, multiple members and generations are serially affected.
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Why is a loaded firearm left accessible to the hands of a curious three year old boy. Firearms that are loaded in our home DID NOT make this boy’s home safer. It killed him. @uchicagosurgery @uchicagosurgery @ProjectUnloaded