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Gun Violence Prevention

“...Rachel (is) weeping for her children... because they are no more...”<br /> Jeremiah 31: 15<br /> As parents, grandparents and other adults, we grieve that gun violence is the top cause of death for U.S. children and teens.</p> <p>The key causes of gun violence for children and teens are: access to unsecured guns, gun marketing to children, poverty, and a lack of healthy role models and positive alternatives. This violence includes unintentional and intentional shootings, school and mass shootings, and an alarming increase in child/teen gun suicide.</p> <p>The Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly voted unanimously to call on every Presbyterian congregation to “take some specific action of love and responsibility for children” to prevent gun violence. </p> <p>Other denominations are taking similar steps to alert adults to the epidemic of child and teen gun death, injury and trauma.

Gun

Violence

Prevention…

 

What Can

You Do?

 

  •  Visit the PCUSA Gun Violence Prevention Webpage
  • Learn More from Presbyterian Peace Fellowship
  • Attend the James Atwood Institute for Congregational Courage, Sept. 24-27 Massanetta Springs Conference.
  • Check out the Resource List

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Forest, VA 24551

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Forest, VA 24551

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