Grassroots North Shore appreciates your participation, and we hope our Gun Sense presentation was informative and helpful. Our thanks to our co-sponsors: WAVE, The Brady Group, Wisconsin Jewish Democrats, League of Progressive Seniors, and Moms Demand Action.

Here are the resources promised in the presentation.

Sen. Latonya Johnson - https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/06/johnson 

Rep. Deb Andraca - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/assembly/2266 

View the full presentation at - https://youtu.be/v0pzU_9_HUE

From Anneliese Dickman at WAVE: Dangerous bills introduced by Wisconsin's pro-gun legislators include lowering the minimum age for carrying concealed firearms and allowing firearms in vehicles on school grounds. Guns do not belong in the hands of youth or on school grounds!

• WAVE makes it easy to take action:
  • >>Click here to contact your legislators now, and demand that they prevent these reckless bills from passing.

• To learn more about preventing suicide through Extreme Risk Protective Orders, click herefor a fact sheet from WAVE and here for more information from Brady. 

• Here are three ways you can stay involved with Brady: 
  • Join a Brady chapter in your community. Attend a new volunteer info session to learn more. 
  • Listen to our award-winning podcast, "Red, Blue, and Brady."
  • Follow Brady on Facebook, Twitter,and Instagram. 

From Liz Miller – Moms Demand Action

Go to Momsdemandaction.org to LEARN more about the largest grassroots gun violence prevention organization in the country. TAKE ACTION by joining through the website and to connect on both the national and local levels.  Find out more about the North Shore Milwaukee chapter by contacting Jennifer Hoffman-Jonas at [email protected].

From Dr. Barbara Moser         https://www.compassionmke.com/     

Let’s Talk Gun Safety Solutions
Guns and Suicide – RESOURCES
Barbara Moser – [email protected]

Get Help Now:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call: 1-800-273-8255
• Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
• Warning Signs for Suicide: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-someone-else/ Crisis Text Line
• Text the word “Hopeline” to 741741
• General Resources on Suicide:
  • Prevent Suicide Wisconsin: https://www.preventsuicidewi.org/home
    Prevent Suicide Greater Milwaukee: https://www.preventsuicidemke.com/
    #Bethe1To: https://www.bethe1to.com/ (and see Barbara’s video)https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/ Case Fatality Rates: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/case-fatality/
    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline –
    Firearms and Suicide
    National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Lethal Means Stakeholder Group (2020 Report)
  • Lethal Means and Suicide Prevention: A Guide for Community and Industry Leaders: https://theactionalliance.org/resource/lethal-means-suicide-prevention-guide-community-industry-leaders
  • Harvard School of Public Health: Means Matter: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/
    Case Fatality Rates: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/case-fatality/
• Recommendations for Families (includes information on storing firearms):
  • https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/recommendations/families/
  • Stanford University 2020 study on Handgun Ownership and Suicide Rates in CA:
  • https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/06/handgun-ownership-associated-with-much-higher- suicide-risk.html
  • Suicide Case Fatality Rates in the US: 2007-2014 Annals of Internal Medicine 12/2019:
  • https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/abs/10.7326/M19-1324

View a more extensive video from Dr. Moser