We are living in a generation where the significance of humanity seems evanescent; these instances of gun violence are acts of brutality, and a failure to act is a failure to all of humanity. What are we passing on to the next generation? We rest our trust in you to restore our hope in a safe society, where there isn’t a constant fear of gun violence.

The United States has the 32nd highest rates of deaths from gun violence. The National Center for Health Statistics reports 38,390 deaths by firearm, of which 24,432 were by suicide and 13,958 were homicides. According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, the United States has seen at least 156 mass shootings in 2021. It is only April. Our plea was not only established as a response to the events of the past couple days: our plea speaks to the urgent need for gun control legislation as a result of the 156 mass shootings in 2021, 610 mass shootings in 2020, 417 mass shootings in 2019, etc. The numbers keep rising but we are yet to see concrete action to stop these tragic events... (read more)