Special gathering features anti-gun word salad - 11am-2pm, Saturday May 11, Aurora

[mikew]

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240507/submitted-content/project-safe-aurora-hosts-community-event-to-address-gun-violence-prevention-2/

 

Project Safe Aurora Violence Prevention Coalition invites the community to join a pivotal event focused on gun violence prevention. “A Practical Approach to Gun Violence,” is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Prisco Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave. in Aurora.

This community event aims to unite a diverse mix of organizations, nonprofits and government agencies and the public — all dedicated to addressing and preventing gun violence.

This is an opportunity for community members to learn, engage and contribute to making Aurora safer. Attendees will have the chance to explore a resource fair where local organizations will showcase their services and initiatives to prevent gun violence, participate in a powerful panel discussion featuring individuals with lived experiences of gun violence, and engage directly with experts, advocates, and community members in meaningful conversations that inspire action and change.

“Youth in our community, or any community, should have every opportunity to succeed in life. Tackling issues, such as violence prevention, should remain a priority for all stakeholders,” said Simon Rodriguez Jr., youth services manager for the City of Aurora. “As a coalition of youth-advocates, we will continue to work across all areas, with as many partners, to ensure all youth can safely attend school, activities, play outdoors, and attend events while ensuring they have the tools to be successful members of our community. It is our mission at the City of Aurora Youth Services to advocate for the youth of our community, while working to eliminate violence of any kind.”

[Jeffrey]

I'm gonna try and make this event.  I didn't see any link from the original link for a sign up/registration.  So I assume it is open to the public.

[John Q Public]

An inanimate object can't be happy, sad, giddy, mean, passive, or violent.  This is anthro. ampo, apmro, onomatopoeia, no that's not it either.... what's the word?

 

It's violence by the two legged animals whether with a knife, bat, vehicle, or anything else used as a weapon, and it could be a gun, but most of the time it's not. Regardless, none of these objects can be, "violent."

 

If you want to demonize look to drugs and alcohol, which causes tens of thousands times the amount of death and destruction.  Don't get me wrong, I like a sip now and then.  Just say'n.
 

[MrTriple]

This is where the whole topic of guns and gun control gets really, really tricky. 

 

If we acknowledge that much of the gun violence in America is actually gang violence, and much of that gang violence is driven by young men, then we can start having a discussion about how to reach out to those young men before they turn to lives of crime and violence, and what to do when they do.

 

But then these discussions always get derailed by calls for stronger gun control.

 

The fact is, those who are seeking solutions to the violence must accept that gun control cannot and will not fix the issue. They seem to be on the right track with their outreach programs, although I can't really judge how successful those programs are, and if not, what the best next steps should be.

 

When you think about it, the gangs represent several generations of lost men. That's not acceptable, and something's gotta be done to stop the crisis before more young men get sucked into that vortex.

 

But it's also unacceptable to propose ineffective legislation that won't actually do anything, and which infringes on a right that some parties simply won't acknowledge the existence of.

[John Q Public]

Please don't use, their term, gun violence, as it does not exist.