Cruising for Peace Means No Shots Fired
Cruising around town in a stylish low rider on a Saturday afternoon? How does that prevent gun violence? The recent Cruise for Peace was part of San Diego's "No Shots Fired" program, which kicked off last spring when city government and law enforcement leaders called...
Member Spotlight: United Nations Association
You follow the SD4GVP coalition because you want to prevent gun violence in your own neighborhood and city. But did you know that gun violence prevention intersects with the goals of the United Nations? Established in 1946, coalition member United Nations Association...
If You Really Want to Prevent Gun Violence, VOTE NO on the Recall of Governor Newsom!
Cast your vote in the upcoming recall election as if gun violence prevention in California depended on you. Because this time, it does. At San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention (SD4GVP), we STRONGLY URGE California voters to VOTE NO on the recall of Governor Gavin...
Member Spotlight: Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Can you imagine forgiving the person who fatally shot your son? Could you get far enough through your grief to realize that there are victims on both sides of the gun? Would you call up the killer’s family and create a foundation with them to keep kids from killing...
17-year-old: “I can buy a ghost gun kit!” Gun rights groups: “So why the drama?”
He’s not old enough to vote, but he can buy a ghost gun kit. He’s not old enough to buy tobacco, but he can buy a ghost gun kit. He’s not old enough to buy liquor, but he can buy a ghost gun kit. Do you see any potential problems with that? “How easy it really is”...
Safe Storage of Firearms at Home – How Schools Can Play a Role
“The school districts have gotten the message about safe storage.” I wrote that in my post a few months ago, describing the letter that California’s Superintendent of Education Tony Thurmond sent to all district superintendents in the state. He asked them to inform...
Gun Violence Prevention Measures — From the White House, Yet!
Like tens of millions of Americans, we at San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention (SD4GVP) are heartened by the six federal-level actions that the Biden-Harris Administration has announced. Too much time has gone by since our cause had a champion in the White House,...
Most Days It’s Easier to Find Ammunition Than It Is to Find Hope
Hope is slim, and most of what you do feels futile. But in an era when there are only two kinds of people – those who have been affected by gun violence and those who are going to be affected by gun violence – you tell yourself that it’s impossible not to do...
Prevent Gun Violence in the Home by Getting the Word Out Through the Schools
For the last year, we have been focused on keeping our children and families safe from the coronavirus. What about the other epidemic that has been with us far longer and continues to harm those we love? The epidemic of gun violence. This February marks the third...
Eight Years On — Remembering Sandy Hook
It has been eight years of ongoing gun violence since the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. Thanks to the efforts of volunteers like you who have worked to prevent gun violence, the intervening years have brought small changes in gun laws here and there...
Ghost guns — No serial number means no background check
Everything we’ve been working on in California for the last 30 years in gun violence prevention is being undermined by ghost guns. People who know me know that I’m not usually given to dramatic statements like that. But I’ve had my eye on ghost guns for years, ever...
GOTV 4 GVP — Getting Out the Vote for Gun Violence Prevention!
What if you opened your ballot this autumn and saw this question: Shall we eliminate gun violence in America? □ Yes □ No For most of us, it would be easy to vote in favor of that, wouldn’t it? It’s a nice piece of wishful thinking, but things probably won’t go that...