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      Gun violence is not just a public safety issue—it is a civil rights issue. Everytown acknowledges the deep connections between systemic inequality, racial justice, and gun violence. And the fight for freedom and equality must include the work to protect lives and build safe, thriving communities.

      Read stories from survivors and leaders in the gun violence prevention movement to:

      1. Honor the leadership and efforts of those on the frontlines of the gun violence prevention movement, especially within Black communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence;
      2. Highlight the collective strength of survivors and leaders, emphasizing that this movement thrives on collaboration and shared vision; and
      3. Elevate the importance of grassroots organizing, collective healing, and community-led solutions.

      Read stories from survivors and trailblazers in the gun violence prevention movement

      Read more stories from Black voices in the movement

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      12x: Black Americans are 12 times more likely than their white peers to die by gun homicide. Source: EverytownResearch.org, CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2020-2024. Non-Latinx Black; Homicide includes shootings by police.
      Every 6 hours, a Black boy or teenager died by gun homicide in the United States. Source: EverytownResearch.org, CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2020-2024. Ages 0-19; Non-Latinx Black; Homicide includes shootings by police.
      3x: Police are nearly 3 times as likely to shoot and kill Black people in America as white people. Source: EverytownResearch.org, Everytown Analysis of Mapping Police Violence, 2020-2024.
      Firearms are the leading cause of death for Black children and teens. Source: EverytownResearch.org, CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2024. Ages 1-19; Non-Latinx Black.

      Did you know?

      Every day, nearly 130 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded, and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Everytown Research analysis of CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2020–2024; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project nonfatal firearm injury data, 2020; and SurveyUSA, Market Research Study #26602, 2022.

      Last updated: 1.15.2026