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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2024.

Event Date: 
10/15/2024 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. We are brainstorming what we can do to augment the efforts of the other community partners are doing to prevent gun violence and promote gun safety.

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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/17/2024 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. As part of our Listen and Learn series, we are hoping to hear from a representative from Alachua County regarding their efforts to reduce gun violence. We will then discuss our own activities to augment those efforts.

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Moms Demand Action Alachua County: Fall Action Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/15/2024 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Event location: 

United Church of Gainesville

Join us for our panel discussion about secure gun storage. In addition to advocating for laws that require secure storage of firearms in homes and vehicles, we use the Be SMART framework to have conversations with parents and caregivers about keeping children from accessing loaded firearms...

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Recording Available: Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee 06.20.24 meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in June 2024.

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In another Listen and Learn session, the Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee met with Alachua County Commissioner Anna Prizzia who updated the team on what Alachua County is doing to curb gun violence and promote gun safety as well as how the committee could augment those efforts. A recording of the meeting is now available....

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LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues

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Submitted by Rhode Island in June 2024.

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To achieve the League's vision of a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights as

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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

Red Gun Violence text with white Prevention and Safety text on black to gray background with red circle around a hand on the left

Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

Event Date: 
06/20/2024 - 6:30pm

Please note, this meeting has been changed from 6/18 to 6/20 to accommodate our guest speaker, Alachua County Commissioner Anna Prizzia.

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. As part of our Listen and Learn series, we are hoping to hear from a representative from Alachua County regarding their efforts to reduce gun violence. We will then discuss our own activities to augment those efforts.

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Recording Available: Florida Gun Legislation Update

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Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

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At their May 14th meeting, the Oak Hammock Committee heard an update on Florida's Gun Laws, with Gwendolyn Saffo, LWVAC VP and chair of the LWVAC Gun Violence Prevention and Safety Committee and Rebecca Darnell, Legislative Lead for Moms Demand Action Alachua County. A recording is now available.

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Recording Available: Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee 05.21.24 planning meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

News

After several Listen and Learn sessions, the Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee met to brainstorm next steps for the committee. The discussion included a summary of what we're already doing as well as what we could do on our own as well as to augment other efforts in the community. Want to get involved with the League's efforts? Contact committee chair Gwendolyn Saffo.

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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

Red Gun Violence text with white Prevention and Safety text on black to gray background with red circle around a hand on the left

Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

Event Date: 
05/21/2024 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month.

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Oak Hammock Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

Event Date: 
05/14/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

This Oak Hammock Committee Meeting will include an update on Florida's Gun Laws, featuring Gwendolyn Saffo, LWVAC VP and chair of the LWVAC Gun Violence Prevention and Safety Committee and Rebecca Darnell, Legislative Lead for Moms Demand Action A

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