“There would have been nearly 140,000 fewer firearm-related deaths”
On August 15, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released the first-ever data report from the Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP). The report summarizes gun violence data in California and throughout the U.S. and has the potential to guide policy and strategy...
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June 2 Gun Violence Awareness Day [video]
June 2, 2023 is proclaimed Gun Violence Awareness Day in San Diego County
Here’s What 2 County Supervisors Said “No” To
TL;DR: Important races for county supervisors are in progress right now, with more in 2024. If gun-violence prevention is important to you, then get ready to vote! On Tuesday, July 18, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors heard the Final Report on the Community...
Tipping Point — One Mother’s Poem
Untitled By Kristen Fogle I love picking out your clothes for preschool--Batman or Elmo shirts,short sleeves, cuffs,tidy stripes, retro paisley--but lately I can't decide...Better to dress you in bright colors so the teacher will easily spot youor muted ones so an...
In Memory of a GVP Leader: Ira Sharp
June is known as Gun Violence Prevention Month across the nation. As June comes to a close, we reflect on the life-saving impact of those who dedicate their hearts, minds and energy to the prevention of gun violence. This month we lost a true leader in GVP and a force...
National Safer Communities Summit
It’s not often that you have the chance to attend a national summit on gun-violence prevention (GVP) with the President also in attendance. Of course, it’s a sad commentary that we need a national summit on GVP in the first place. But if we do, it’s heartening to...
Cycling and Gun Violence Prevention
Or, The Long Haul (San Luis Obispo to the Mexican Border) and the Longer Haul (ending gun violence in America)Our own John White rode his bike down the Pacific Coast and wrote this travelogue. Tap or click on the pages below to follow along. Day 1: San Luis Obispo to...
Firearm Policies, Trends, and New Findings On Political Violence
Presented at the May 2023 SD4GVP monthly meeting by Dr. Garen Wintemute. Garen J. Wintemute is a renowned expert on the public health crisis of gun violence and a pioneer in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention of firearm violence, which results in...
Made to Stick — 8th-Graders Mobilize Art to End Gun Violence
It's the abiding tragedy of our age that young people have to be troubled by the danger of gun violence. One of the few bright spots in that otherwise bleak landscape is the talent, energy and precious perspective they can bring. That's why we were heartened that...
Share Your Voice — San Diego County Gun Violence Reduction Community Survey
If you’ve been looking for a way — any way — to turn your outrage over recent news into action, this is your chance. The County of San Diego wants to know how you feel about gun violence. The Gun Violence Reduction Community Survey is a needs assessment of local...
2022 Year In Review — SD4GVP
We spent 2022 gradually emerging from pandemic mode: spending more time face to face with members of our community, canvassing for GVP candidates and braving contentious crowds at City Council and County Board of Supervisor events. We continued telling elected...
10th Annual Vigil For All Victims of Gun Violence
December 17, 2022 We remember the victims and Move forward together to end gun violence. Our Speakers & Contributors The Very Reverend Penny BridgesDean, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral where diversity is respected, encouraged and protected; member, Mayor’s...