BIG NEWS, John. Brady is expanding our efforts to change the culture of firearms in America, and this week, we welcomed Christy Callahan, Matt Littman, and Jared Milrad — three veteran TV and film industry professionals — to lead our Culture and Safety Initiative, including our Show Gun Safety campaign. |
Brady President Kris Brown (C) with Show Gun Safety ambassadors before their meeting at the White House this past April. |
Culture-makers, like writers, directors, and actors, have always had a deep influence on how we think of ourselves, what we value, and how we act. They’ve helped shift attitudes around public health crises, like smoking, drunk driving, and seatbelts. Brady’s Show Gun Safety Campaign works with leaders in Hollywood to spark positive norm and behavior change and reshape America’s relationship with guns.
Over the past two years, we’ve worked with the creative community — including Emmy and Academy Award winners — to harness the power of culture-makers to model gun safety on screen. This has included convening Show Gun Safety ambassadors at the White House, consulting on major TV shows, partnering with USC’s Norman Lear Center on gun safety media best practices, and amplifying the voices of actors and advocates nationwide. And this Fall, we'll host events at the leading talent agencies in America, Endeavor and Creative Artists Agency (CAA), with Brady President Kris Brown, industry panelists, and survivors of gun violence.
Today, there are more firearms than people in America, and we know it’s likely they will always have a role in the shows and films we watch. Our Show Gun Safety campaign does not ask anyone to stop showing guns on screen. But our nation’s content creators and storytellers have the power to model safety norms and show the consequences of reckless gun use — depictions that help guide us to a safer America free of gun violence.
We couldn’t be prouder to welcome Callahan, Littman, and Milrad to lead these life-saving efforts. It will take comprehensive approaches to end gun violence, and changing the culture and behaviors around firearms must be part of the solution. Please join us in learning more about our Culture and Safety Initiative, and how you can support it.
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NEW: Brady Analysis Finds Firearm-Related Intimate Partner Homicides Spiked by 22% In Recent Years
“Domestic violence and gun violence are just so intertwined. States with stronger laws regulating how domestic abusers gain access to guns really go a long way in saving lives.”
— Grace Killian, Brady Research Manager
This week, Brady published a new analysis about domestic violence in America, and the findings are eye-opening.
On average, 739 people are shot and killed by a current or former intimate partner each year — the equivalent of someone shot and killed every 12 hours. On average, states that do not require those subject to domestic violence restraining orders to surrender their firearms have nearly twice as many intimate partner homicides involving a firearm.
The analysis comes just weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in U.S. vs Rahimi, where the court will decide if individuals subject to qualifying domestic violence restraining orders can be prohibited from possessing firearms. Brady filed an amicus brief in the case, which is supported by leading national domestic violence prevention organizations.
As we gear up for this case, please join us in learning more about the intersection between firearms and domestic violence by reading our new analysis. |
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Episode 236: Giving Gun Violence a Face While Crusading for Community Health
Scott Charles, a trauma outreach manager at Temple University Hospital, discusses the power of personal stories for gun violence prevention, demystifies firearm injury statistics, brings attention to health disparities in the U.S., and details how the “Cradle to Grave” program saves lives. |
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