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As we’ve previously reported, there’s a better statistical chance of accidentally getting shot by a dog than a “good guy with a gun” stopping an active shooter.
This most recent example of mutt marksmanship happened in Berks County, PA.
#dogshootsman #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #DefensiveGunUse
#GivingTuesday is around the corner...
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This week in Friday Finds- School Safety Measures; New Firearm Homicide Studies; What Are 'Stand Your Ground' Laws; and more.
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So check out this list of the Best 10 Gun Violence Podcasts, created by the PR site, Million Podcasts.
#GVP #podcasts #politicalpodcast #gunviolenceawareness #ICYMI
TONIGHT!
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When it comes to gun control legislation, the assumption is that our military veterans are universally dismissive of it. But as a Social Science Quarterly 2022 study showed, that generalization isn’t accurate. On this Veterans Day, we offer an article from KU News that looks into that study:
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This recent opinion piece from The Colorado Sun lays out the seemingly obvious folly of the gun lobby’s cynical school shootings “solution,” arming teachers — why it’s not just insane, but implausible, ineffective, and, did we mention insane?
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New from AWR contributor Brent Bailey: Gun violence, HBCUs, and our collective responsibility. --
"Let’s be clear, HBCUs are not the problem. They are the mirror. What we’re seeing on their campuses is the reflection of a society that refuses to invest in the safety and well-being of Black life."
This week in Armed with Reason’s #FridayFinds — @jhucgvs.bsky.social @giffords.org @everytown.bsky.social and more open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...
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Every other week we bring you The Regional Wrap to get you caught up on gun violence prevention news that might be happening right in your town.
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Next Wed 11/12 at 7:00 p.m. ET, join the Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable’s upcoming webinar, Changing the Narrative on Gun Violence: Myth-Busting and Persuasive Framing. Sign up here:
06.11.2025 20:39 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Check out our monthly list of the latest in gun violence prevention research and studies.
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#GVP #gunviolenceawareness #schoolshootings #MentalHealth #gunownership #suicideprevention #RuralCommunities #CrimeStatistics #firearms #Policeshooting #gunviolenceresearch
Today's GVPanorama comes from EBONY.
“I believe that through poetry and the arts that provoke thought, minds can be transformed, leading to a positive and stupendous shift in our culture.”
#gunviolenceawareness #CVI #GVP #gvpanorama #poetry #communitysupport
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This week in Armed with Reason’s #FridayFinds #gunviolenceresearch #trumpcuts #assaultweaponsban @theprogressivemag.bsky.social @anayansiprado.bsky.social #uvalde and more…
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Why zombie movies abroad look different — and what they expose about the gun industry’s “good guy with a gun” myth.
via @bradyunited.org #locked&unloaded
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Check out this week’s #FridayFinds at armedwithreason.substack.com
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VOTE! 🇺🇸
- Due to the government shutdown, updates are not being made to the official USA.gov site. In their absence, sites like , Vote.org vote411.org, VoteRiders, and Ballotpedia offer quick, easy ways to find out about your local elections, voter registration deadlines, voting locations, etc.
This new, original piece comes from Brent M. Bailey, the Southeast Regional Advocacy Associate at Community Justice Action Fund.
29.10.2025 02:49 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
As we approach the end of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we’ve reposted this collection of helpful links and articles from earlier this month, and added a few more informational pieces.
#DVAM2025 #DVAM #domesticviolence #intimatepartnerviolence #survivor
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).
26.10.2025 17:11 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0This week’s news includes state-by-state gun death stats; SCOTUS considering pot/gun ownership rules; Trump not sending troops to areas with highest crime rates; and more.
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“An armed society has never been a bulwark against tyranny, but instead serves as justification for retaliatory violence, or sees the armed portion of society happily side with tyranny against their political foes.”
#gunviolenceawareness #GVP #secondamendment #NRA #TYRANNY #ICYMI
Catch up on Armed with Reason's most recent Regional Wrap for gun violence prevention news from around the country and your own neck of the woods
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Today’s GVPanorama is a highly detailed report from @giffords.org Law Center focusing on the impact of gun ownership on American women.
"More than 6,500 women die from gun violence every year."
#DVAM2025 #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #suicideprevention #domesticviolence
Catch up on the latest #ResearchRewind for the latest peer-reviewed academic and scientific studies and reports related to gun violence. Today at armedwithreason.substack.com/p/research-r...
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Don’t miss this week’s #FridayFinds open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...
#gunviolenceprevention #gunviolenceresearch @everytown.bsky.social @thetrace.org #GhostGuns and more...
#DVAM2025
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