Thanks to all who showed up for peace. ✌🏿✌🏾✌🏽✌🏼✌🏻 The Peace Walk is always a reminder that change happens when we all come together. #EndGunViolence #PeaceWalk #NYVPW #StrongerTogether

During National Youth Violence Prevention Week, it’s important to understand what youth violence looks like in our own communities. Prevention starts with awareness, community engagement, and access to resources. This week, take time to learn, share, and be part of the solution. #NYVPW #DidYouKnow

It's almost time. Let’s come together for peace and a safer Indianapolis. 📍 Riverside Park, 1856 Burdsal Parkway, Indianapolis 🌭 5:30 PM | 🎤 6:00 PM | 🚶 6:30 PM 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/indianapol... @mccoyouth.bsky.social #NYVPW #endgunviolence #enoughisenough

Indianapolis Primary Early Voting is OPEN! 🗳️ Vote early at the City-County Building, 200 E Washington St Find candidate info at: VOTE411.org Hours: - Weekdays (Apr 13–24): 8AM-5PM - Weekdays (Apr 27–May 1): 8AM-6PM - Weekends (Apr 25–26, May 2–3): 11AM-6PM - May 4: 8AM-12PM

This morning, I had the opportunity to be live in-studio on WISH-TV's Daybreak to discuss the upcoming Indianapolis Peace Walk. If you’re in the Indianapolis area, I encourage you to join us: 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/indianapol... #Indianapolis #NYVPW

💙 Join us for the Indianapolis Peace Walk 💙 On April 17, we’re coming together as a community to stand for peace, healing, and hope for our youth. 📍 Riverside Park 🌭 5:30 PM | 🎤 6:00 PM | 🚶 6:30 PM 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/indianapol... #EndGunViolence #NYVPWk @mccoyouth.bsky.social

Gun violence prevention is a #NoKings issue. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act brought life-saving research and funding—the first in a generation. Now, it’s being dismantled. We won’t stay silent. Join us at the rally ⬇️ 📍 Indiana Statehouse 🗓 Saturday, March 28 | 12 PM #EndGunViolence

Join us as we walk together for a safer, stronger Indianapolis. ✌🏽 Every step is a commitment—to our youth, our neighborhoods, and a future free from gun violence. 🗓 Friday, April 17 ⏰ 5:30 PM 📍 Riverside Park Walk for peace. Walk for youth. Walk for change. #EndGunViolence @mccoyouth.bsky.social

SAVE THE DATE — INDIANAPOLIS PEACE WALK 📅 Friday, April 17, 6:00 PM During #NationalYouthViolencePreventionWeek, we’re coming together to walk for what matters. ✊ Walk for peace 💙 Walk for youth 🔥 Walk for change Bring your friends. Bring your family. Bring your commitment to change.

📬 Our February 2026 Newsletter is here! Click below to read the full newsletter and stay informed: 🔗 mailchi.mp/7d4540084669... Together, we can turn concern into action.

Join us for Youth Voices on Youth Gun Violence on Saturday, March 14 at 11:30 a.m. at Broadway United Methodist Church (609 E 29th St., Indianapolis). This event is free and open to the public — registration is required. 🔗 Register now: www.wfyi.org/events/youth...

Today we showed up for @mccoyouth.bsky.social’s Youth Day at the Statehouse — because young people deserve to be heard. At Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence, we believe youth voice is not optional — it’s essential. 💙 #EndGunViolence

Police officials in Lafayette, Indiana, have arrested five people in connection with the nonfatal shootings of a local judge and his wife, and allege that the attack was part of a plot to halt a trial the judge was to conduct.

On Maternal Health Awareness Day, we recognize a stark reality: Pregnant & postpartum women in the US face a serious risk of violent death, often from firearms. This is a public health issue that demands attention to gun violence prevention, intimate partner violence, & systems that protect women.

📣 Virtual Public Forum: Gun Safety & Public Policy Join us for an online public forum exploring two important gun safety bills currently under consideration at the Indiana Statehouse. 🗓️ Virtual | Free & open to the public 📝 Advance registration required 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/1979943114...

👀 Open it. Read it. Act. Our January 2026 newsletter is live with updates, advocacy opportunities, and ways to raise your voice for gun safety in Indiana. 🔗 mailchi.mp/f14b1bb50002...

📣 CALL TO ACTION: Ask the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee to Schedule Hearings 🟢 SB 16 — Privately made firearms (ghost guns) 🟢 SB 82 — Local regulation of firearms in Marion County 🟢 SB 130 — Firearm storage Committee Members & Emails ⬇️

January is National Blood Donor Month. Blood donations save lives every day—especially for gunshot patients who require 10 times more blood than survivors of other traumas, including car accidents, falls, and stabbing assaults. If you’re able, consider donating blood this month.

State-sanctioned gun violence is still gun violence. We remember Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mom and community member who was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on January 7. #ReneeNicoleGood #EndGunViolence

Join the conversation on Gun Safety & Public Policy 🗓 Jan 22 | ⏰ 7 PM ET | 💻 Online 🎤 @senfadyqaddoura.bsky.social & Rep. Maureen Bauer Register today www.eventbrite.com/e/hoosiers-c... #INlegis

No one should lose their life when there are tools that can prevent harm. This heartbreaking case highlights why red flag laws that allow family members to petition for temporary firearm removal are so important. This could have had ended differently. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... #RedFlagLaws

📣 Bills continue to be filed at the Indiana Statehouse. Here are some of the bills we’re watching closely. As these bills move forward, it’s critical that lawmakers hear from Hoosiers who care about public health and safety, gun violence prevention, and community well-being. #INLegis

Ready to be a changemaker in your community? High school senior or young adult under 24? Join a 6-week Leadership, Policy & Advocacy training focused on gun violence prevention. 🗓 Tuesday & Thursday evenings | Jan. 20 – Feb. 26 💰 Stipends for participation

Wishing everyone a peaceful, healthy, and hopeful New Year. 🎆 We’re grateful for every advocate, volunteer, survivor, partner, and supporter who helped move this work forward in 2025. Together, we’ll keep building a future where all Hoosiers can live free from gun violence.

Gun violence is a public health crisis—and young people are leading the way forward. This six-week training builds skills in leadership, policy, and advocacy while supporting youth with stipends for participation. 📅 Jan 20 – Feb 26 🕒 Tue & Thu evenings 📍 Hybrid 👉 docs.google.com/document/u/0...

As we gather with loved ones, we hold space for those who are grieving, those who are healing, and those whose lives have been forever changed by gun violence. From all of us at HCGV—Merry Christmas and heartfelt wishes for a peaceful New Year.

Young children are more capable than we think. Toddlers can: ✔ Find unsecured firearms ✔ Pull the trigger Secure storage saves lives—especially in homes with children or where children visit. Secure firearms. Secure futures. #GunViolencePrevention #SecureStorageSavesLives #ChildSafety

Have this conversation with your kids—often. If you ever see a gun: 🛑 STOP ❌ Don’t touch 🚶‍♀️ Leave the area 🗣 Tell an adult immediately Teaching kids what to do can prevent injuries and save lives.

🏠 Visiting family or friends over the holidays? Before kids start playing, ask a simple but important question: 👉 Are firearms in the home stored securely? Secure storage—locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition—helps prevent tragedies and keeps everyone safe. #GunSafety #SecureStorage

Yesterday, we joined Rep. Victoria Garcia-Wilburn at the Indiana Statehouse to honor the children lost to shootings on #SandyHookRemembranceDay. Grateful for the leadership, the powerful reflections, and the reminder that remembrance must always lead to action. 🕯️🧡 #EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction

Take time out of the busy hustle and bustle and honor the children who senselessly lost their lives to gun violence. We will experience song, interfaith prayer for peace, and a commitment to not one more shooting. 📍Indiana Statehouse 4th floor atrium 📆Today ⏰3:30-5pm

Tell your senator: Vote NO on HB 1032. Fair representation starts with fair maps — make your voice heard today. 📍 Not sure who your Indiana state senator is? Find them here: ➡️ Indiana General Assembly “Find Your Legislator” Tool: iga.in.gov/information/... #FairMaps #INLegis

📣 Calling all Marion County college students! Are you ready to be a changemaker in your community? Join us for a six-week Leadership, Policy, and Advocacy Training on Gun Violence Prevention hosted at Butler University. 👉 docs.google.com/document/u/0...

This #GivingTuesday, help us grow the next generation of changemakers. Your support powers HCGV’s Youth Leadership & Advocacy Training — equipping young people to lead the movement to end gun violence. 🌟 Give Dec 2 → hcgv.org/donate/

You're invited to our Annual Meeting! Come enjoy dinner, hear brief updates from local lawmakers, celebrate 2025 accomplishments, and learn what’s ahead for 2026. All are welcome! 📆 Wed, Dec 10 🕡 6:30–8:30 PM 📍 2236 E 10th St., Indianapolis 👉 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...

🚨 Deadline Extended to December 1! 🚨 Know a Marion County college student passionate about making a difference? Encourage them to apply for the Leadership, Policy, & Advocacy for Gun Violence Prevention workshop! 📅 Tues & Thurs, Jan 20 – Feb 26, 2026 🎥 Mix of in-person, hybrid, and recorded 🔗 ⬇️

KFF Health News and @thetrace.org are talking to people who’ve been wounded or families of those killed by gun violence to better understand how insurance affects such medical care. Click below to reach our reporting team ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

💙 Our November Newsletter is live! Gratitude, youth leadership, and next steps toward ending gun violence. 👉 Tap the link mailchi.mp/09e7d10fb053... to read more and get involved! #HCGV #GunSafety #GivingTuesday #YouthAdvocacy

"We must also ensure that those telling these stories are doing so in the most accurate, evidence-based, and trauma-informed ways. With the right tools, members of the media can be key partners in building safer communities.” With resources, more info and a link to our webinar yesterday:

Join us for the HCGV Annual Meeting — an evening of community & conversation, with dinner served! 📅 Dec 10, 2025 | 6:30–8:30 PM 📍 John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 East 10th Street, Indianapolis 🎟️ Free tickets (required): www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001... #HCGV #GunViolencePrevention

Every day, 18 veterans die by suicide — 13 of them by firearm. Our nation’s heroes deserve better. Access to mental health care, secure firearm storage, and community support can save lives. 💙🇺🇸 Let’s honor their service by protecting their future. #EndVeteranSuicide

🎉 Congratulations, Maine! 🎉 Voters have approved a Red Flag Law, giving families and law enforcement a vital tool to help save lives. Indiana also has a Red Flag Law — but it’s limited to law enforcement. Maine’s new law goes further by empowering families to act when they see warning signs.

🕸️ Redistricting before the census? Now that’s scary! Don’t let politicians carve up our communities like jack-o’-lanterns. Hoosiers deserve fair maps, not political tricks. ✍️ Tell lawmakers: No redistricting before the 10-year census! 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/no-mid-cycle-redistricting #FairMaps

When maps are unfair, communities lose their voice — and lawmakers stop reflecting real needs. Fair maps mean leaders who listen and act on what Hoosiers want: safer communities and an end to gun violence. #FairMaps #EndGunViolence #INLegis

When families face hunger from SNAP cuts and shutdowns, the risk of violence grows. Food security is gun violence prevention. Tell Congress: restore SNAP and protect families. 👉 congress.gov/members

✉️ Open Me! – October 2025 Newsletter Our latest newsletter is here! 📰 Catch up on what Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence has been doing — advocacy updates, upcoming events, and ways to take action. 📲 Scan the QR code or click the link to read more! 🔗 mailchi.mp/0a1d1d8ca9ec... #EndGunViolence

🎓 Know a college student in Indianapolis? Applications are open for a new 6-week leadership workshop (Jan 20–Feb 26, 2026) helping students take action on gun violence prevention. #IndyStudents #GunViolencePrevention #YouthLeadership #CivicEngagement #AdvocacyInAction

Join us for Youth Insights on Gun Violence Prevention. 🗓️ Monday, October 27 at 7 PM 📍 Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis ✅ Free & open to all. Bring a friend, bring your voice. #GunViolencePrevention #YouthVoices #Indiana

"In a community without violence, we picture youth coming together to socialize and spaces where kids can go outside without fear of getting stuck in a crossfire. We also see police engaging and protecting the community instead of using fear."

“Since 2018, over one-third of the gun homicides involving Indianapolis youth for which prosecutors have brought murder charges have featured social media in some form, according to a Chalkbeat and Axios analysis of 72 probable-cause affidavits.” stacker.com/stories/soci...