For our 38th podcast episode, we welcome Abbey Clements, a former Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher and co-founder of @teachersunify.bsky.social

Check out the most recent Regional Wrap- A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

Guns don’t make you safer. That’s the conclusion of overwhelming academic research spanning decades. We should center the reality of guns making us less safe, while still maintaining open and constructive dialogue with gun owners about safety.

Last week we shared the news that the next round of Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence will premiere on October 6. The group is currently running a fundraiser parallel with the rollout of the new plays. #gunviolenceawareness @changetheref.bsky.social

Learn more at armedwithreason.substack.com #disinformation #gunviolenceprevention #factsmatter #mythbusting #armedwithfacts

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. We began the month by posting a piece offering recent firearm suicide-related articles and resources. -- If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. -- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Today at Armed with Reason, we introduce out newest feature — The Legal List — a concise inventory of recent gun violence prevention-related court cases from across the country to help you see where we stand in our battle against the gun lobby. @drustevenson.bsky.social

September is #suicidepreventionmonth If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which provides 24/7 free and confidential support. Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. #SPM25 #ArmedWithFacts

A prime directive of GVPedia is to continually search for and compile the latest peer-reviewed academic and scientific studies and reports related to gun violence. Catch up on the August edition of #researchrewind

LEARN THE FACTS: Sports events, mainly high school football, are the second most common time period of a school shooting Source: @k12ssdb.bsky.social #LearnTheFacts Visit k12ssdb.org gvpedia.org & subscribe to armedwithreason.substack.com & k12ssdb.substack.com for more school-related GVP facts

Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence is a nationwide initiative that empowers teens to confront gun violence through theater. The next event is October 6. #ENOUGHplays @changetheref.bsky.social

Real research finds no evidence that gun-free zones are systematically targeted or attacked based on their gun policy. Visit armedwithreason.substack.com to learn more. #disinformation #gunviolenceprevention #factsmatter #mythbusting #armedwithfacts

In light of this week’s events, GVPedia Founder, Devin Hughes, suggested revisiting two Armed with Reason articles, below. #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #FreeSpeech #schoolshootings #Trump #charliekirk #PoliticalViolence #disinformation

This week in #FridayFinds at armedwithreason.substack.com #gunviolenceprevention #armedwithfacts #endgunviolence

As we continue to focus on the back-to-school season, today’s GVPanorama repost is a highly informative essay from the Tennessee Lookout concerning what constitutes making schools safer from guns in the “Volunteer State.”

LEARN THE FACTS: Accidents (including school police and armed staff) are the second most common situations when a gun is fired at a school Source: @k12ssdb.bsky.social Visit k12ssdb.org gvpedia.org & subscribe to armedwithreason.substack.com & k12ssdb.substack.com for more school-related GVP facts

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which provides 24/7 free and confidential support. Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. @988lifeline.bsky.social #SPM25

Today’s post is a commentary from the Executive Director and co-founder of @teachersunify.bsky.social

Today we are joining @bradyunited.org in acknowledging Firearm Suicide Prevention day. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which provides 24/7 free & confidential support. Call/text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. @988lifeline.bsky.social

This week in the Regional Wrap— A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S. Check it out at armedwithreason.substack.com/p/the-region...

LEARN THE FACTS: When shots are fired on campus, the shooter immediately flees 75% of the time Source: @k12ssdb.bsky.social #LearnTheFacts #BacktoSchool Visit k12ssdb.org gvpedia.org & subscribe to armedwithreason.substack.com & k12ssdb.substack.com for more school-related GVP facts

Malia Kimbrell is the mother of 9yo Annunciation shooting survivor, Vivian St. Clair. Vivian was shot in the back twice & once in the arm. Listen to her mother warning everyone that a school shooting can happen to anyone anywhere & urging all to act before it happens. youtu.be/_VihaBWwhdw?...

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which provides 24/7 free and confidential support. Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. #SPM25

On the first Friday of every month, we’re asking if you could ask five friends to add themselves to our subscription list, either with a free or paid subscription. Just tap below and share! 👇armedwithreason.substack.com/subscribe

This week in #FridayFinds—- Check out our weekly roundup of the latest gun violence prevention news armedwithreason.substack.com/p/friday-fin...

NEW today at armedwithreason.substack.com —- debunking three major pro-gun myths that have been circulating over the past week surrounding the Minneapolis church shooting. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

DISINFORMATION IS A ROOT CAUSE OF GUN VIOLENCE

Today we’re sharing some recent firearm suicide-related articles and resources. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which provides 24/7 free and confidential support. Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. #SPM25

LEARN THE FACTS: Most shootings at school happen in the parking lot or outside the front door of the school Source: @k12ssdb.bsky.social #LearnTheFacts Visit k12ssdb.org gvpedia.org & subscribe to armedwithreason.substack.com & k12ssdb.substack.com for more school-related GVP facts

Check out our new original piece from @bradyunited.org intern, Sally Young, on the contradictions of firearm imagery popping up in recent female-led pop music.

LEARN THE FACTS: 82% of planned attacks are committed by current or former students at the school Source: @k12ssdb.bsky.social #LearnTheFacts #GunViolencePrevention Visit k12ssdb.org gvpedia.org & subscribe to armedwithreason.substack.com & k12ssdb.substack.com for more school-related GVP facts

Gun violence is not inevitable. It is preventable. The time has come to tell this story. PCGVR.org

This week in #FridayFinds armedwithreason.substack.com/p/friday-fin... #annunciationschool @jhucgvs.bsky.social @everytown.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @cameronkasky.bsky.social @bradyunited.org #nationalguard #ghostguns #gunviolenceprevention #backtoschool #gunviolenceawareness #itstheguns

Honor him with action! Email your congressional rep & Senators! secure.everyaction.com/tQceIFM-V0Ot...

Check out this week's #RegionalWrap - A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

LEARN THE FACTS: Arguments and disputes are the most common reason for a shooting on campus. Source: @k12ssdb.bsky.social #LearnTheFacts #BacktoSchool #gunviolenceprevention Visit k12ssdb.org gvpedia.org armedwithreason.substack.com and k12ssdb.substack.com for more school-related GVP facts

In July, GVPedia founder, Devin Hughes, wrote this piece that lays out the destructive cycle of the gun lobby. It’s a reminder that the firearms industry — so staunchly supported by the Trump administration — are arming the very terrorists and drug cartels this administration claims they’re fighting

Keep an eye out over the next two weeks as we roll out new memes featuring school-related GVP facts from @k12ssdb.bsky.social across our social media outlets #LearnTheFacts #armedwithfacts #armedwithreason #backtoschool #schoolsafety #gunviolenceprevention

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Check out the latest findings from the #NotAnAccident index of unintentional shootings by children, from our colleagues at Everytown for Gun Safety #everytownforgunsafety #SafeStorage #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #firearmsafety

Check out this recent blog post from the Rockefeller Institute of Government that dives deep into the murky waters of how and why defining a "mass shooting" has been so difficult. #MassShooting #schoolshooting #gunviolenceawareness

"AI poses an existential threat, and opportunity, in the fight against disinformation.... In its current form, AI cannot distinguish between facts and falsehoods. It can only report what others have said about the topic and summarize those arguments." #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FirehoseOfFalsehood

As school starts back around most of the country, we’ve gathered a number of articles that can inform and update you on school-centered gun violence prevention action from around the country. #BackToSchool #schoolsafety #SafeStorage #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #schoolshootings

Join us in Philadelphia this fall: PCGVR.org/conference

Check out this week’s #FridayFinds at armedwithreason.substack.com for the latest GVP related news— #cdcshooting #gunviolenceprevention #gvp #trumpcuts and more…

As the back-to-school season approaches, we take a look back at an Armed with Reason podcast from last April — featuring John McKenna, the new Executive Director of The Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus @keepgunsoffcampus.bsky.social

Catch up on this week’s #RegionalWrap at armedwithreason.substack.com for recent news from around the country and your own neck of the woods… #localnews #gunviolenceprevention #gvpnews #communitynews #gvp #gunviolenceawareness

Check out this video discussion from WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit about parental safe storage conversations. #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #SafeStorage #parenting