Show Organic Depictions of Gun Safety On-Screen
THE FACTS
American content is consumed across the globe, but the US has a gun homicide rate 26x that of developed nations due to easy gun access.
Every day, eight children are unintentionally shot or killed by an unsecured gun in the home.
65% of gun owners don't securely lock all of their guns.
1 in 5 parents who stated that their child has never handled guns without supervision was directly contradicted by their child’s own reports.
Locking up all household firearms has the potential to reduce firearm suicide and unintentional firearm fatalities among youth by up to 32%.
AS STORYTELLERS, WE CAN SHIFT CULTURE
Portray organic depictions of common sense gun safety - like action heroes putting on a seatbelt before a car chase.
Write it into the script. Show gun safety on-screen with characters locking away firearms and ammunition.
Provide gun locks and safes to prop houses for use on set.
Donate to our partner organization, Brady, and read their principles at ShowGunSafety.org.
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