3 crime scenes. 4 victims.
Police say a convicted felon fatally shot four people yesterday before turning the gun on himself. One of the victims includes Sharon Kay Berkshire, 39, who reportedly filed a domestic violence case against the gunman.
Yesterday’s tragic shooting is a reminder that a majority of mass shootings involve domestic or family violence.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Learn more about http://everytownresearch.org/reports/guns-and-violence-against-women/.
FACT: Domestic violence is a factor in the majority of mass shootings.
We know that common-sense gun laws will protect domestic violence victims and save lives. In states that require background checks for all handgun sales, 38 percent fewer women are shot to death by intimate partners.
Learn more in our new report, the Real Story of Mass Shootings in America.
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When it comes to gun violence against women, the most dangerous place for a woman in the developed world is the USA.
Can Moms Demand Action do to gun extremists what MADD did to drunk drivers?
Yesterday’s murder-suicide in Bell, Florida was the 111th mass shooting since 2009.
According to news sources, a grandfather with a prior criminal record that should have prohibited him from possessing firearms, killed 6 grandchildren ranging in age from 3 months to 10 years old, and his daughter.
At least 42% of mass shooting perpetrators possessed their guns illegally — as this man reportedly did. Our goal is saving lives from gun violence and as Americans we should all be able to agree that the way we’ll do that is through better gun laws.
Our thoughts are with the victims and their family.
Wow. This South Carolina state senator, who strongly opposes a bill that would make it more difficult for convicted domestic abusers to arm themselves, also had this to say about women this week: http://every.tw/1E5wFGU
Americans want their families safe from firearms violence but legislators have failed to act.
“The morning of December 14, 2012, my students were going to make snowflakes for the upcoming PTA luncheon. Instead, we huddled together, terrified. I read to them and we tried to sing Christmas songs to try to muffle the sounds of 154 bullets blasting through our elementary school.”
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Everytown’s gun violence Survivor Fellowship program!
We love this photo from Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen.
He writes, “I stand with my constituents in calling for common sense laws to reduce gun violence. #NotOneMore.”
Thank you Congressman!
Saturday is the first day of National Gun Violence Survivors Week – when we ask everyone to shine a spotlight on the stories of Americans who have had loved ones taken by gun violence, who have been wounded or threatened with a gun, or witnessed a shooting.
We’ll be sharing the stories of survivors and statistics that highlight the impact of gun violence.
