Enough is Enough! Help Put an End to Gun Violence!

Walnut Creek, California was the scene of one the early Too Many Victims Candlelight Vigils. The Friday evening vigil was a success in attracting dedicated participants and generating news media focus on the problem of gun violence in our country. The event was hosted by … [Read More...]

All told, about 30 people gathered to remember people who we have recently lost to gun violence. At a National Parks site, we honored the life of recent murdered U.S. Park Ranger Margaret Anderson who was killed in the line of duty on New Year's Eve at Mount Rainier National … [Read More...]

Historic Shiloh Baptist Church was host to a major vigil ceremony in Washington, D.C. The event, organized by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, featured a number of special guest speakers including Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, Rep. Jim Moran … [Read More...]

About 50 people attended the vigil in Sacramento, which was co-hosted by the Sacramento Valley/Nevada County Brady Campaign Chapters, the Lutheran Office of Public Policy, Physicians for Social Responsibility/Sacramento, the Friends Committee on Legislation of California, … [Read More...]

"Too Many Victims of Gun Violence are Women" By Heidi Yewman for Ms. Magazine Lonnie Feather was sitting on the couch when her boyfriend walked in, covered her face with a pillow and shot her four times. Two bullets grazed her skull, one went into her neck and one hit her … [Read More...]
On a surprisingly warm Michigan evening on Detroit's eastside, 27 youth, ages six through 18 gathered at newly restored Beland-Manning Park. Darkness was chasing away the sunlight as little children eagerly climbed the playscape and screamed with delight. They were playing … [Read More...]

Portland, Maine's vigil was attended by about 70 people. A number of organizations sponsored the event including the faith and medical communities. We also had "Silent Witness" cutouts to help us remember those who have died from gun violence. We held our vigil at noon which … [Read More...]

On January 8, 2012, Koinonia Baptist Church held a vigil to both acknowledge the anniversary of the mass shooting involving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and to acknowledge the 196 victims of murder in Baltimore in 2011. Bishop Douglas I. Miles was the organizer of the event, … [Read More...]
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