Gun Violence Prevention Task Force: Contact: admin@uufaithaction.org
After the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut we believed that tragedy would mobilize public sentiment to propel our federal and state legislators to address our nation’s woeful record on gun violence. The latest estimates of private US gun ownership is 1011 (both licit and illicit).
On a personal level, whether you are new to our gun violence prevention efforts or already active, we welcome your participation in this life affirming work. We need people in each UU congregation to help. You can contribute by coordinating presentations, staffing letter writing tables, and spreading the word to our members.
At the annual plenary each Spring an annual report lays out the focus for each area in the coming year.
Materials and Resources
- UU FaithAction NJ Gun Violence Position Paper
- Gun Law Reform Organizations
- New Jersey Gun Laws Fact Sheet
- Fact Sheet on Background Checks
- Gun Laws and Violence Against Women
- Do Not Stand Idly By Campaign Description
- Gun Violence Prevention Action of Immediate Witness – UUA General Assembly 2014
Articles of Interest
- Gun Laws Matter 2012: Understanding the Link Between Weak Laws and Gun Violence
- Here Come the Smart Guns
- Trafficking and Straw-Purchasing
- Means Matters – with Suicide, it is not only Why, but How
- Gun Violence Statistics
- 11 facts about gun violence in the United States
- One map that puts America’s gun violence epidemic in perspective
- Christie vetoes gun control bill to reduce size of ammunition magazines
- MAP: Where do N.J. criminals get their guns? Mostly, not here