San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention
San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention (SD4GVP) is a nonprofit social welfare organization whose mission is to end gun violence. We work tirelessly toward meeting our goals to:
• BALANCE the need to preserve public safety with the rights of responsible citizens to own and use guns
• WORK legislatively to ensure that guns and ammunition are sold only to responsible citizens
• ADVOCATE for responsible gun-violence prevention laws
• EDUCATE the public about the epidemic of gun violence in this country and how it can be prevented
• ADDRESS specific issues of gun violence including domestic violence, suicide, mass shootings and accidental shootings
• SUPPORT city, state and national leaders, and candidates, who share our vision of communities free from gun violence We believe gun violence is a public health crisis and needs to be addressed through policy, legislation, and educational efforts.
Gun violence prevention work is a highly emotional type of work that attracts criticism from people who believe that gun violence prevention means "taking guns away" from citizens. This means that our organization is sometimes targeted by people/groups who are passionate about the 2nd amendment and resistant to any gun safety measures whether it be issues around education, legislation, or policy. When we are able to hold face to face events, our members are never alone and we only attend events or programs where we are invited. When/if an intern is involved in an event, the intern will always be accompanied by SD4GVP members. While we have never been physically endangered during an event, we have been heckled. For the moment, our internship is virtual and these issues are not being experienced.
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