Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV)

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Nationwide Reading of ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence.
Our Indianapolis youth, partners, and community came together to amplify teen voices and inspire action to end gun violence. 💪🧡

#ENOUGHPlays

Tonight, we take the stage.
Join us for ENOUGH! — six new short plays by teen writers tackling gun violence with courage, honesty, and hope.
🗓 Date: Monday, October 6
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Indy Art Center, 820 E 67th Street
🎟 Free & open to the public: www.eventbrite.com/e/1562801684...

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Indianapolis teens to use theater to highlight impact of gun violence Indianapolis teens use theater to showcase the impact of gun violence through Enough program. Performances at Indy Arts Center. Free tickets available.

🌟 Inspiring teens using the stage to shine a light on the impact of gun violence.
📍 Indy Art Center
🗓 Mon, Oct 6 • 6PM
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-enoug...

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#YouthVoices #EndGunViolence #ENOUGHplays

As part of the 2025 Nationwide Reading of #enoughplays, HCGV is bringing 6 short plays by teen playwrights to spark convo + action on gun violence.

📍 Indy Art Center
🗓 Mon, Oct 6 • 6PM
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-enoug...

Six new plays. Six bold teen voices. One urgent conversation.
On October 6, join us for the nationwide reading of ENOUGH!
🗓 Monday, October 6
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Indy Art Center, 820 E 67th Street
🎟 Free & open to the public: www.eventbrite.com/e/1562801684...

#EndGunViolence #WeSayEnough

Join us for ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, a nationwide reading featuring powerful youth voices tackling one of the most urgent issues of our time.
📅 Monday, October 6, 6:00 PM
📍 Indy Art Center, 820 E 67th St
🎟 Free
Reserve your spot today! 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/1562801684...

Every hour in America, a child is shot. Gun violence silences voices — but in Indianapolis, teens are taking the stage to speak out.

🗓 Monday, October 6
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Indy Art Center, 820 E 67th Street
🎟 Free & open to the public: www.eventbrite.com/e/1562801684...

@teamenough.org

We condemn gun violence — regardless of who pulls the trigger or who is harmed.

✍️☕. Over coffee and conversation, we wrote postcards to legislators urging them to support gun violence prevention laws.

From babies to longtime advocates, every voice matters. 💌

#GunLawsSaveLives #EndGunViolence

Proud to stand with the students! Enough is enough. Thoughts and prayers aren’t solving the crisis of gun violence and it’s way past time for our legislators to act.

#EndGunViolence #INLegis @studentsdemand.bsky.social

Keep the momentum going on Saturday, Sept 6, from 9 AM – 12 PM at Calvin Fletcher’s Coffee Co. (647 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis) as we write for change.

We’ll be writing postcards to legislators to remind them that Gun Laws Save Lives. Grab a coffee, pick up a postcard, and make your voice heard.

🚨 Students are taking a stand! 🚨
This Friday, Sept 5 at 12 PM, students from Herron HS, North Central HS, and Shortridge HS will walk out of class and march to the Indiana Statehouse, South Steps
Adults are welcome to show support.

#EndGunViolence #Indiana #INLegis
@studentsdemand.bsky.social

💜 September is Suicide Prevention Month.
In Indiana (2018–2023), suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among youth ages 10–14 and 20-24, and the 10th leading cause of death overall. Firearms were used in 58% of suicides among youth and young adults ages 10–24.
#SuicideIsGunViolence

Trump’s Fixation on Urban Crime Ignores Worsening Rural Violence, Experts Say Public health researchers say the premise behind the president’s federal intervention in D.C. disregards key progress, and sidelines critical suicide prevention efforts.

“For the first time in hundreds of years, we are turning our backs on knowledge as we attempt to address social problems in the U.S.”

Join us on Saturday, September 6th, from 9 AM – 12 PM at Calvin Fletcher's Coffee Company (647 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis) to take action.

We’ll be writing postcards to our legislators, reminding them that #GunLawsSaveLives.

☕ Grab a coffee, pick up a postcard, and make your voice heard.

Let’s fact-check some common beliefs about guns and public safety. 🛑🔍
Swipe through to see the facts.
Data and research show the safest communities combine prevention, intervention, and evidence-based policies—not more guns. 💡
#GunSafety #PublicHealth #GunViolencePrevention #MythVsTruth

Mass shootings account for only 1% of all gun violence in America.
The horrific tragedy in Minneapolis is a heartbreaking reminder of the toll of mass shootings. But we must also remember the everyday gun violence that devastates families and communities across the country, every single day.

🚨 Firearms are the leading cause of death for children in Indiana.
In 2023, 81 children ages 1–17 died from firearm-related injuries in Indiana—more than motor vehicle accidents, cancer, poisoning, or congenital conditions. 💙
Learn more and take action: hcgv.org

#GunViolencePrevention #BeSMART

😢 Thank you, Jon.

📰✨ The August 2025 HCGV Newsletter is here!
Catch up on the latest updates, events, and actions to prevent gun violence in our communities. 💙
👉 Read it here: mailchi.mp/ab9f6114be7a...
#GunViolencePrevention #CommunityAction #HCGV

The Trump administration is moving to slash the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention. Here’s what’s at stake. thetr.ac/MGM94

Let’s take action! ✍️📢 Postcards to Legislators
Join us for good coffee and real change as we write to our legislators about gun violence prevention legislation.
📅 Saturday, September 6, 9am-noon
📍 CF Coffee Company, 647 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis

Together, We Can End Family Fire | End Family Fire End Family Fire, a Brady & Ad Council campaign, offers information about safe gun storage and preventing shooting deaths. Explore resources and learn more!

After a tragedy, the questions always come:

“What if we’d seen the signs?”
“What if we’d done more?”
“What if we’d locked it up?”

Don’t wait for the what-ifs. Store guns locked, unloaded, and out of reach. These simple steps can help save lives.

www.endfamilyfire.org

Every hour in America, a child is shot. Gun violence silences voices.
@enoughplays calls on teens to RAISE THEIR VOICES and use theater to confront this epidemic.

Join us Oct 6 for a reading of 6 short plays by teens on gun violence.
enoughplays.com/reading
#EnoughPlays

📢 While other Midwestern cities are seeing declines in shootings, Fort Wayne’s gun violence rates—especially among youth—are staying stubbornly high. Of the 21 homicides in the city so far in 2025, 15 victims were under 18.

#EndGunViolence

Enough is enough. Too many shootings. Too many young lives affected.
Join a community call to action to disrupt the pattern.

🗓️ Sat, July 19 | 🕒 3–5PM
📍 3302 N Arsenal Ave, Indianapolis

Hosted by Great Commission Church of God + Non-Fatal Advocates.

📧 Antonia.Bailey@indy.gov

🧡Today, we gathered in grief and solidarity. We lamented the violence and remain committed to ending gun violence.🧡

#EndGunViolence #EnoughIsEnough @senatorhunley.bsky.social

💔 Just hours after the fireworks celebration, gunfire shattered downtown Indianapolis. Our hearts are heavy for all affected by this tragedy.

Join Clergy & Community Leaders in Lament
🕛 Sunday, July 6 at Noon
📍 Christ Church Cathedral (125 Monument Circle)
🙏 Led by Rev. Monique Ellison

True freedom includes freedom from gun violence.
Wishing you a safe and joyful Fourth of July! 🎆
#IndependenceDay #EndGunViolence #HCGV