Survivor Stories
Moments That Survive
A memory wall for victims and survivors to share how gun violence has impacted their lives.
Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Volunteers Honor the Start of Black History Month
Black History Month Serves as a Moment to Honor the Stories of Resilience and Innovation of Leaders Who Have Carried the Black Community Through Generations of Systemic Inequities and Violence 71 Percent of Black Adults in the United States are…
February 1, 2023
Fifth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Begins
February 1-7 Marks Fifth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week; By Early February, More Americans are Killed With Guns Than are Killed in Other High-Income Countries in an Entire YearEverytown Releases New Nationwide Report Illustrating the Magnitude of America’s Gun…
Donnitta Marie Sinclair: Growing, Rebuilding, Restoring, and Healing our Community
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Marie G. Delus: ‘History will remember us Moms, our legacies are being written’
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Melody Geddis McFadden: Helping survivors of gun violence smile again
Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories February 8, 2022Op-ed: A Voice for Ahmad and a Call for Change
Yesterday, on the final day of the fourth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week, the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer published an op-ed by Alicia Campbell, a Survivor Fellow…
Florida Mom Still Putting Pieces Together after Daughter’s Suicide
Survivor StoriesAs a minister, I have officiated the funerals of too many black men in our community, and the crime is on humanity.
My son served our country in Afghanistan, but his brother died by gun violence here at home.
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My Baby Made the Ultimate Sacrifice to Save Her Baby’s Life
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Using My Voice to Make a Change
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Sandy Phillips Fights for Stronger, Smarter Gun Laws in the Aftermath of the Murder of her Daughter in the Aurora Mass Shooting
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A Conversation with Roxanna Green
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13-Year-Old Shot in Face by Friend; Mother Grieves His Loss, and the Lack of Charges in Case
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Missy Jenkins Smith
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A Mom Demanding Action
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A Random Act of Violence, and an Excruciating Survival: “The bullet may not have taken my life then, but it may still.”
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My Daughter Died Because a Loaded Gun Was Left Accessible to a Child
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From a Loving Father Who Lost His Son in the Columbine Massacre 14 Years Ago
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In Just Three Minutes, My Daughter Was Gone and My Life Forever Changed
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My Younger Brother Died Trying to Save Our Dad
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The Right Place at the Right Time
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Brenda Moss
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My Son Was Living His Dream When a Single Bullet Ended It All
Survivor StoriesDid you know
58 percent of American adults or someone they care for have experienced gun violence in their lifetime.
