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Sunday, May 26, 2013

#Gun Crisis Report- Gun violence takes a massive toll on American children

The Philly Artists against Violence urges you to get involved in your neighborhood and community with any reputable organization that stands against Violence. 

Just reading the title alone leaves a bad taste in my mouth. We have innocent children dying everyday. Children who will never get the opportunity to graduate from high school, attend their prom, celebrate their 16th birthday, attend college, have a career, get married or start a family.....their life has been stolen away from them due to the senseless acts of others who have no respect for human life. All of us are accountable and responsible to not just speak out but to do whatever is humanly possible to divert and deter those we love and care about and even those we do not yet know from acts of violence that is plaguing our cities, neighborhoods, families and lives. 
Please Please research programs and organizations in your communities and donate just 8 hours of your time a month to make a difference. You will be surprise how much change you can bring to someone's life. If we don't try as a whole then we fail as nation.....Philly's Very Own Gossip Girl coming at ya!
Posted: 25 May 2013 08:13 AM PDT
Gun violence takes a massive toll on American children, according to bradycenter.org, which reports that an average of eight children and teens under the age of 20 are killed by guns every day here in the US, where children die by guns 11 times as often as children in other high-income countries.
Here are some of the stories we have followed this month at the Gun Crisis Reporting Project on our national Twitter feed @guncrisisUS:

Pennsylvania: Toddler slain during backyard picnic http://ow.ly/lildxNew Jersey: Woman, arrested in shooting death of boy, 12 http://ow.ly/lmo1kVirginia: Fatal shooting of 10-year-old girl ruled accidental http://ow.ly/lmmFrNew York: Girl, 14, killed by stray bullet while riding bus http://ow.ly/lb6faMichigan: Prom continues after shooting at pre-prom party left 17-year-old girl dead http://ow.ly/lmmdp

Chicago: Boy, 12, critically hurt in Little Village shooting http://ow.ly/lcsshKentucky: Child shot http://ow.ly/lil9kAtlanta: Child, in bed, hit by stray bullet http://ow.ly/leKFrAlabama: Child shot while riding in car http://ow.ly/lef2sLouisiana: Boy, 8, accidentally shot by brother http://ow.ly/lcsHeSan Francisco: 10-year-old girl dies after being shot http://ow.ly/lcsDGArkansas: Child shot in ankle by sister http://ow.ly/lmjhXCalifornia: Teenager accused of killing two girls http://ow.ly/lmmz5Wisconsin: Funeral held for 17-year-old shooting victim http://ow.ly/la05EDetroit: Teen shot to death on SW side http://ow.ly/lmmvWBaltimore: Two juveniles shot http://ow.ly/lb73QNew Jersey: Boy, 12, shot and killed while playing basketball with his dad http://ow.ly/lb6dqTexas: Woman, young boy shot to death, father in critical condition http://ow.ly/lacaD Texas: Teen shot in car with others dies http://ow.ly/lac9vSt. Louis: Two teen girls shot In south St. Louis http://ow.ly/lcsAgMichigan: Teenage girl dies after being shot in the face http://ow.ly/l85wfSouth Carolina: Teacher: 7-year-old murder victim was ‘unforgettable’ http://ow.ly/l83uKSouth Carolina: Mom opens fire on family, killing kids, 5 and 7, and wounding husband http://ow.ly/l4PiBNew Jersey: Newark high school student killed in shooting http://ow.ly/l4PeHTexas: 5-Year-Old shot Saturday by friend dies http://ow.ly/l0EDHNew Jersey: Police arrest dad of 4-year-old who killed 6-year-old http://ow.ly/l0DpKWashington: Child, 4, wounded in drive-by shooting http://ow.ly/kZRI1Texas: 6-year-old accidentally shoots himself http://ow.ly/kZjRXPennsylvania: Child shot in Wilkes-Barre http://ow.ly/kXn7OTexas: 2-year-old boy dies In accidental shooting http://ow.ly/kWHzvDetroit: Boy, 16, dies after playing Russian roulette with friends http://ow.ly/kW1jjNew Jersey: Shooting of 12-year-old boy likely an accident http://ow.ly/kVNrpNew Mexico: Father admits shooting baby to death http://ow.ly/kV9zZWashington: 3-year-old girl shot in leg by stray bullet http://ow.ly/kV8tx 
California: Shootings leave 17-year-old boy, three others injured http://ow.ly/kOVXuNYC: Teen’s murder believed case of mistaken identity http://ow.ly/kLKioFlorida: 6-year-old girl in critical condition after being shot by brother, 13 http://bit.ly/118yNPvMilwaukee: 4-year-old child shot while playing http://ow.ly/kBjnHCalifornia: Child shot at apartments is stable http://ow.ly/kDvpdKentucky: 5-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills 2-year-old sister http://ow.ly/kDvDf Alabama: 4-year-old finds gun, shoots himself in the headhttp://ow.ly/kI3mNChicago: Boy, 10, shot; not intended target http://ow.ly/kDwnuSt. Louis: Child shot in foot http://ksdk.com  http://ow.ly/kF5xoTexas: Toddler killed in accidental shooting http://ow.ly/kRt9ITennessee: Two teens shot http://ow.ly/kOXjyNew Jersey: Boy, 12, shot in the face by 11-year-old http://on.cpsj.com/1989ACNDetroit: 11-year-old boy shot inside home http://ow.ly/kOXmlHouston: Boy, 7, shot by younger brother http://ow.ly/kRrvlDenver: Police search for 2 men after child shot http://ow.ly/kBjhFCalifornia: 6-year-old girl transported after shooting http://ow.ly/kOW1m

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