#Enough
The data is clear and our children deserve more. Ever since Uvalde, I have become more involved with advocacy to end gun violence. It is unforgivable that our lawmakers choose to line their pocketbooks instead of protecting our children. If you are as enraged as I am, please text FED UP to 644-33 to turn your outrage into action.
Gun deaths among US kids increased 50% between 2019 and 2021.
The US has a gun homicide rate 26 times that of other high-income countries, and a gun suicide rate nearly 12 times that of other high-income countries.
More people die from gun violence by early February in the US than during an entire calendar year in other high-income countries.
Every year, nearly 350 children under the age of 18 unintentionally shoot themselves or someone else - most often another child or teen under 18.