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1. Each day 12 children die from gun violence in America. Another 32 are shot and injured.

2. Guns are the leading cause of death among American children and teens. 1 out of 10 gun deaths is age 19 or younger.

3. In fact, firearm deaths occur at a rate more than 5 times higher than drownings.

4. The U.S. has had 2,032 school shootings since 1970 and these numbers are increasing. Alarmingly, 948 school shootings have taken place since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.

5. School shootings have returned to pre-COVID levels and by some accounts have even increased. However, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security research shows that if we “know the signs” of gun violence, we can prevent it and reverse the trend.

6. Since the historic attack at Columbine High School in 1999, nearly 300,000 students have been on campus during a school shooting. There is help for victims and survivors of gun violence.

7. An estimated 4.6 million American children live in a home where at least one gun is kept loaded and unlocked. These improperly stored weapons have contributed to school shootings, suicides, and the deaths of family members, including infants and toddlers.

8. Nearly half of all parents with a weapon in the home wrongly believe their children don’t know where a gun is stored. Safe storage of firearms prevents tragedies.

9. In 4 out of 5 school shootings, at least one other person had knowledge of the attacker’s plan but failed to report it.

10. In a comprehensive school shooting study, the Secret Service and Department of Education found that 93% of school shooters planned the attack in advance.¹⁰ When people see the signs and get help, we can end school shootings.

11. Almost all mass school shooters shared threatening or concerning messages or images. More than 75% raised concern from others prior to the attacks. Bystanders saw warning signs in most documented active shooter cases.  Truly, you can prevent school shootings when you know the signs.

Facts about How Gun Violence Impacts America’s Most Vulnerable

Disparately and disproportionately impacted children and adults face a higher risk of being victimized by gun violence. Despite economic factors, gender, race, mental health conditions, or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to be safe in their classrooms and communities.

12. Children living in poverty – urban and rural – are more likely to die due to gun violence than their more affluent peers.

13. About 1 out of 5 gay and lesbian youth have been threatened or injured with a weapon on school property.

14. Black youth are four times more likely to be killed with guns than their white peers.

15. The majority of individuals with diagnosed mental illness do not engage in violence against others.

16. Lastly, it must be remembered that 90% of teenagers killed in an act of dating violence were girls.
“16 Facts about Gun Violence and School Shootings.” Sandy Hook Promise, 16 Sept. 2022, https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/blog/gun-violence/16-facts-about-gun-violence-and-school-shootings/.

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17 Facts About Gun Violence And School Shootings

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Gun violence and school shootings are a uniquely American epidemic. Sandy Hook Promise is shining a light on these important facts and statistics.

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What might we be if only we tried.
What might we become if only we’d listen.
“Amanda Gorman's School Shooting Poem Is a Light in a Dark Time.” MSNBC, NBCUniversal News Group, 27 May 2022, https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/amanda-gorman-s-school-shooting-poem-light-dark-time-n1295795.

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Less than an hour after scrambling out the back door of the Columbine High School library on April 20, 1999, Austin Eubanks was lying in a hospital bed, medicated on a variety of painkillers. That was the beginning of a decade-long addiction that led to a profound realization about the current opioid epidemic: how we manage pain is both the problem and the solution. In this moving talk, he dissects emotional pain's role in addiction and expresses his hopes and suggestions for ways forward.
Eubanks, Austin. “What Surviving the Columbine Shooting Taught Me about Pain.” Austin Eubanks: What Surviving the Columbine Shooting Taught Me about Pain | TED Talk, https://www.ted.com/talks/austin_eubanks_what_surviving_the_columbine_shooting_taught_me_about_pain.

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Less than an hour after scrambling out the back door of the Columbine High School library on April 20, 1999, Austin Eubanks was lying in a hospital bed, medicated on a variety of painkillers. That was the beginning of a decade-long addiction that led to a profound realization about the current opioid epidemic: how we manage pain is both the problem and the solution.

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The image shows that students are learning and then a kid notice that there is someone who has a gun. School shootings can happen anywhere and at any time.
Group, Bay Area News. “Cartoons: Florida School Shooting Elicits 'Thoughts and Prayers'.” The Mercury News, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2018, https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/17/cartoons-florida-school-shooting-elicits-thoughts-and-prayers/.

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The image shows that a kid's show is a shooter and this can be by "Aggressive and violent behavior has been shown by research to emerge from a mix of personal and environmental risk factors. The factors include impulsivity, callousness, exposure to violence and victimization."
Boxer, Paul. "5 Ways to Reduce School Shootings." The Conversation U.S., 06/02 2022. ProQuest; SIRS Issues Researcher, https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/2702300036?accountid=37249.

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The caricature shows the Statue of Liberty as in the U.S crying of all the kids and teachers who passed away at the Uvalde, Texas shooting on May 24, 2022.
“Editorial Cartoons for May 29, 2022: Texas School Shooting, Politics and Prayers.” Syracuse, 29 May 2022, https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2022/05/editorial-cartoons-for-may-29-2022-texas-school-shooting-politics-and-prayers.html.

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Make it hard to acquire or get an armed weapon as it can kill or hurt someone. To have high security or to make it hard to get into the school and have a plan when it ever does happen.

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1. "I feel better when the [campus] police have guns and my angry student doesn’t.
2.“ All I hear is gunshot after gunshot. Just women and children are screaming.”
Netzley, Patricia D. Can Gun Control Reduce Violence? ReferencePoint Press, Inc., 2014.

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A school shooting is when a school is underattack by someone that has a gun is trying to kill the students and teachers.