Further Reading on Gun Violence and Race in America

The statistics on gun violence in America are devastating.

The racial disparities within these statistics is even more devastating.

Read up about gun violence and its ties to race in America to be better equipped to advocate for gun control reform and against systemic racism.

Statistics on Gun Violence in America:

https://everytownresearch.org/gun-violence-america/

https://lawcenter.giffords.org/facts/gun-violence-statistics/

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org

Sources on Racial Disparities in Gun Violence Statistics:

https://www.sprc.org/populations/blacks-african-americans

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/23/health/gun-deaths-in-men-by-state-study/index.html

Sources on Restricting Gun Violence Research

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_Amendment

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ208/pdf/PLAW-104publ208.pdf

https://www.change.org/p/congress-stop-blocking-gun-violence-research

Sources on Gun Violence- Related Stories

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/remembering-their-names-children-killed-gun-violence-st-louis-area-summer-began

https://www.stophandgunviolence.org/stories/

https://www.businessinsider.com/10-heartbreaking-stories-from-gun-violence-survivors-in-america-2016-8

Sources on How to Advocate for Reform / Next Steps After Reading:

https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy