Collaborative Approaches to Gun Safety
If you are concerned about gun violence in the United States, and would like to hear ideas about how citizens (gun owners and non-gun owners) can come together to discuss and agree on sensible ways to diminish gun violence, please come to this forum and community discussion.
Event Details: Movie Followed by a Discussion Panel
- Date: Thursday, 9 January 2014
- Time: 7PM
- Location: Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St., Coralville, IA 52241 (Map)
- Free Parking
About the Film
“TRIGGER addresses the critical issue of gun violence prevention (such as keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill) by moving the conversation away from the polarizing extremes that have long dominated the debate and lifting up the voice and experiences of those who seek common ground and a new way forward.” (More…)
Moderator
- Jeff Charis-Carlson, Opinion Editor, Press-Citizen
Panel
- Joe Bolkum, Iowa State Senator, 4th District
- Jim Claypool, Gun Owner/Enthusiast; Attorney
- Kristie Doser, Executive Director,Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP)
- Bernie Frank, Co-pastor Gospel Explosion Ministry, Retired Substance Abuse Treatment Director
- Sara Lisherness, Director, Compassion, Peace and Justice, Presbyterian Mission Agency
- Mike Willey, MD UIHC Orthopedic Surgeon
- Lonny Pulkrabek, Johnson County Sheriff
- Stephen Trefz, Executive Director, Community Mental Health of Mid-Eastern Iowa
- Joan McMillan, Gun Owner/Enthusiast, Retired Substance, Abuse Counselor
Sponsored By
This event is sponsored by Ripples to Waves, a community effort for sensible gun use. Learn more at Ripples2Waves.org
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Synopsis
In the United States more than 30,000 people are killed every year by gun violence; many more are wounded. The disaster caused by gun violence can be seen in almost every community. We may hear briefly about the victims and survivors of these shootings, but what happens after the media attention moves on and the wider public becomes numb to “just another shooting”? Drawing upon conversations with lawmakers, emergency room chaplains and surgeons, survivors and victims’ families, former ATF officials, police officers, community leaders and others, TRIGGER: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence shares the story of how gun violence impacts individuals and communities and examines the “ripple effect” that one shooting has on a survivor, a family, a community and a society. TRIGGER also addresses the critical issue of gun violence prevention by moving the conversation away from the polarizing extremes that have long dominated the debate and lifting up the voice and experiences of those who seek common ground and a new way forward. (More…)
Resources
- Gun Violence, Gospel Values – Presbyterian Mission Agency Statement on Gun Violence
- Ripples2Waves.org – a community effort for sensible gun use
- Trigger Film Official Documentary Page – Page on Presbyterian Mission website