#fight4afuture

[genprogress]

Guns have no place in sacred spaces. A tragedy like the ‪#‎CharlestonShooting‬ reminds us all to continue to ‪#‎Fight4AFuture‬ safe from gun violence.

[genprogress]

In 2015, gun violence will be the leading cause of death for young people. 

Every 69 minutes, a person under 25 dies from gun violence.

Two-thirds of gun homicide victims are between ages 15-24.

Half of all people people murdered by guns are under 30.

Every year, more than one million years of potential life are lost due to gun violence. 

It's time to #Fight4AFuture. Learn more at genpr.gs/GVP_Resources.

[genprogress]

These facts highlight the ways gun violence affects Millennials. It's time to change the trends. | Our 2015 Gun Violence Prevention Summit kicks off on Friday, March 6. You can join the conversation using #Fight4AFuture across social media.

[genprogress]

Generation Progress Gun Violence Prevention Network works to "fight for a future," in the wake of a scary statistic—in 2015, guns will replace cars as the leading cause of death among young people. | Read more about our GVP Network HERE.

[genprogress]

John Rutledge’s anger toward those he perceives as taking advantage of his family’s tragedy is understandable, especially as he and his son cope with a two-year-old who has just lost his mother, and who will one day need to be informed of the reason why. But it is also unsurprising, since media coverage and national attention toward gun violence tends to be episodic rather than continuous...

But unless the public’s view toward gun violence shifts from episodic to cumulative, tragedies like the one the Rutledge family now faces will continue to occur, and the John Rutledges of the world will have to face groups trying to use his family’s personal tragedy as political fodder.

[nogunsallowedmovement]

A must watch video.

[anthonyisnotinrightnow]

Never believe for a second we as a society have entered some new progressive age. Because when you see the backwardness of things like this happening you realize we have to continue to #Fight4AFuture where our communities are safe from gun violence.