Today Is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, So of Course President Obama Did This – and So Can You
President Obama Is Participating in National Gun Violence Awareness Day and You Can Too!
Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. All across the nation people are wearing orange and changing their social media profile photos to orange to show support for ending gun violence in America. “If you believe there’s more we can do to help save American lives from gun violence, you are Orange,” says the group Wear Orange.
This National Gun Violence Awareness Day, keep the pressure on Congress to act. #WearOrange pic.twitter.com/VplJtSGMaU
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 2, 2016
President Obama today changed his social media photo to orange to show solidarity with the movement to end gun violence in America, and you can too.Â
Posted by Barack Obama on Thursday, June 2, 2016
Visit Wear Orange, watch their video, and use their easy online tool to add an orange screen to your social media profile photos.
The noise around gun violence is loud.
But we can be louder.#WearOrange pic.twitter.com/lYA8JEFhvg— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 2, 2016
Join the thousands of people calling on Congress to do something about gun violence—add your name: https://t.co/M0QQvNiYdj #WearOrange
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 2, 2016
“The color orange symbolizes the value of human life,” say the folks at Wear Orange. “Hunters wear orange in the woods to protect themselves and others. In 2013, teens on the South Side of Chicago asked classmates to honor their murdered friend by wearing orange. That simple call to action has grown into a national movement – and orange is becoming the symbol of gun safety. Explore new ways to join the movement, and #WearOrange on June 2 for National Gun Violence Awareness Day!”
While Wear Orange doesn’t mention gun violence statistics, the Brady Campaign does.Â
“Over 108,000 (108,476) people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention,” each year.
Each year, “32,514 people die from gun violence.”
Each year, on average 17,499 American children and teens (19 and under) are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention.
“Every day, 89 people die from gun violence: 31 are murdered; 55 kill themselves; 2 are killed unintentionally; 1 is killed by police intervention; 1 intent unknown.”
“Every day, 7 children and teens die from gun violence: 5 are murdered; 2 kill themselves.”
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