University of North Carolina Athletics
Educate and Advocate: Curbing Gun Violence
January 8, 2021 | Women's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Throughout the 2020-21 campaign, the UNC women's basketball team will highlight various causes, dedicating the season to advocating for and bringing awareness to issues that are near and dear to the Tar Heel student-athletes and coaching staff.
UNC hosts Miami on Sunday and the team has dedicated the game to raising awareness around the issue of gun violence, which includes any death or injury caused by a firearm. Gun violence comes in many different forms, including homicide, suicide, domestic violence, unintentional shootings and police shootings.
Some facts about gun violence:
• Approximately 38,000 Americans die of gun violence each year, an average of 100 per day. (Giffords.org)
• In 2018, nearly two in three firearm deaths in North Carolina were suicides. From 2008 to 2018, the number of children in the state who died by suicide with a gun doubled. (Ncgv.org)
• Americans are 25 times more likely to be killed in a gun homicide than people in other high-income countries. (Giffords.org)
• Gun violence is a major public health problem and is a leading cause of premature death in the U.S. (Apha.org)
This week our team spent time over Zoom with representatives from North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, learning more about the issue of gun violence and how people can use their voices to bring awareness to the cause. The team then put together a short video to help bring awareness to this issue.
You can help by advocating for gun safety, donating financially for research and resources, and making sure you and those around you are educated on gun safety and proper storage.
The following organizations offer opportunities to make an impact:
• The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
• American Public Health Association
• North Carolinians Against Gun Violence
• Giffords
Together we can work toward ending gun violence.
UNC hosts Miami on Sunday and the team has dedicated the game to raising awareness around the issue of gun violence, which includes any death or injury caused by a firearm. Gun violence comes in many different forms, including homicide, suicide, domestic violence, unintentional shootings and police shootings.
Please give a listen to what we learned this week from representatives of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence. You can help by speaking out to #EducateAndAdvocate for an end to gun violence.
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Some facts about gun violence:
• Approximately 38,000 Americans die of gun violence each year, an average of 100 per day. (Giffords.org)
• In 2018, nearly two in three firearm deaths in North Carolina were suicides. From 2008 to 2018, the number of children in the state who died by suicide with a gun doubled. (Ncgv.org)
• Americans are 25 times more likely to be killed in a gun homicide than people in other high-income countries. (Giffords.org)
• Gun violence is a major public health problem and is a leading cause of premature death in the U.S. (Apha.org)
This week our team spent time over Zoom with representatives from North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, learning more about the issue of gun violence and how people can use their voices to bring awareness to the cause. The team then put together a short video to help bring awareness to this issue.
You can help by advocating for gun safety, donating financially for research and resources, and making sure you and those around you are educated on gun safety and proper storage.
The following organizations offer opportunities to make an impact:
• The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
• American Public Health Association
• North Carolinians Against Gun Violence
• Giffords
Together we can work toward ending gun violence.
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