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May 25, 2023
STATEWIDE COALITION ANNOUNCES
Forward Latino and the 80% Coalition comprised of over 30 business, faith-based, service, advocacy, medical professional organizations and more have announced an “EMERGENCY GUN VIOLENCE SUMMIT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 25, 2023. The summit will include national and local gun violence prevention experts, elected officials, pollsters, and survivors who will share their personal stories of tragedy and loss. The purpose of the summit is to educate the public on the issue of gun violence prevention, provide important resources and to encourage our elected officials to implement commonsense gun violence prevention legislation that will save lives across the state.
Darryl Morin, National President of Forward Latino and founding member of the 80% Coalition stated, “Following the tragedy at the Christian Covenant School in Nashville in which three 9-year-old children where killed along with 3 school staff, the shooting of Ralph Yarl who was shot in the head and arm for ringing a doorbell at the wrong address, and the shooting of a 6-year-old-girl and her parents after her ball rolled into their neighbors yard it is clear, that we now live in a state of emergency because of gun violence.”
Gun Violence Facts Include:
•19% of adults say a family member was killed with a gun, including death by suicide (Source: Kaiser)
•Guns are the #1 killer of children and teens in the United States (Source: CDC)
•172 mass shootings in the United States in the first 117 days of the year (Source: Gun Violence Archive)
•Every 14 hours, a woman is shot to death by her intimate partner (Source: Preventive Medicine)
Morin added, “For this reason the 80% Coalition will host this Emergency Gun Violence Summit and provide information and resources on a comprehensive list of gun violence related subjects including school safety, domestic abuse, community intervention strategies and more.”
All breakout sessions are free of charge and open to the public. There is a charge to attend the luncheon but grants are available for non-profit organizations.
More information visit emergencygunviolencesummit.org or call (833)528-4661.
