GunSense NH

07/15/2024

Via David Meuse: Wild conspiracy theories following assassination attempts are nothing new. What is new are the ability of social media to quickly and dangerously amplify them, and our willingness to believe the ones that fit our world view in the absence confirmed facts. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-rally-shooting-conspiracy-theories-flourish-online-rcna161752?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0SG0kcWyNoIV9FadCXXrLV8CBNx68IDCsfeLxjIK37XYCneYnayWIjmlI_aem_GTOiF7XwS9NS9JwzkT7zxA

With few details released about the assassination attempt in its immediate aftermath, false and misleading claims have spready quickly.

07/02/2024

LAST CHANCE! Bid on items made from unwanted guns to support our Guns To Gardens program before 8 PM tonight!

06/28/2024

WATCH: Guns To Gardens Coordinator Nancy Brown speaks about the vision of Guns to Gardens and our upcoming auction, featuring tools, jewelry, and artwork made from unwanted fi****ms. Don’t miss your chance to bid before Tuesday, July 2nd at 8 PM EST to support bringing Guns to Gardens to more corners of the Granite State!

Bid here: https://app.galabid.com/2024g2g/items

06/26/2024

Take action to tell Sununu - veto HB 1336, which would force schools, child care centers, non-profits, health care facilities, domestic violence crisis centers, state and local government, and more to allow guns on property (with no safe storage provision!)

06/24/2024

Finally, we’re thrilled to see Sig Sauer held accountable! Nearly every other industry can be taken to task for design flaws that put consumers at risk. The gun industry can and must take more steps to prevent foreseeable risks to human life.

A federal jury decided in favor of a Georgia man after his gun fired while still holstered, causing a serious leg injury.

06/18/2024

Support NH Guns to Gardens! We just hosted our 2nd annual “Guns To Gardens” event in New Hampshire, where we transformed unwanted guns into garden tools! Support our ongoing work to bring Guns to Gardens to more New Hampshire communities by bidding on bowls, necklaces, spades, and other items created by parts of unwanted guns.

The auction closes Tuesday, July 2nd at 8:00 PM, so be sure to get your bid in by then!

Guns to Gardens helps Granite Staters remove unwanted fi****ms from their homes, without putting them back on the market. Instead guns are turned into something beautiful, such as works of art or jewelry. Guns to Gardens is organized by GunSense NH, a project of Granite State Progress and Engage New Hampshire, the NH Council of Churches, Kent Street Coalition, the Greater Concord Interfaith Council, the NH Conference of United Church of Christ, and other members of the NH Gun Violence Prevention Coalition, with generous support by the NH Charitable Foundation Gilly Fund.

https://app.galabid.com/2024g2g/items

06/10/2024

To prevent gun violence, most of the actions we need to take are about changing policy. But some actions can be as small and mighty (and as beautiful) as creating a flute out of a gun barrel! Thanks to everyone who helped make our 2nd Annual Guns to Gardens Event! a success!

“There are a lot of people coming to the realization that fi****ms in your home don’t necessarily make you safer,” she said, and Guns to Gardens offers a solution.

06/08/2024

What a beautiful day for NH Guns to Gardens, turning swords to ploughs. Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters and partners!

Our work together means more Granite Staters can live in homes without unwanted fi****ms. Today we collected another 17 unwanted fi****ms, a mix of pistols, shotguns, and rifles — including an AR-15. Together, we’ve helped Granite Staters remove nearly 50 guns from homes!

NH Guns to Gardens js hosted by GunSense NH, a project of Granite State Progress and Engage New Hampshire, the NH Council of Churches, KentStreetCoalition, the Greater Concord Interfaith Council, the NH Conference of United Church of Christ, and other members of the NH Gun Violence Prevention Coalition, with generous support by the NH Charitable Foundation Gilly Fund.

The second annual “Guns to Gardens” event was held at the Concord Wesley United Methodist Church in Concord.

06/07/2024

It’s National Gun Violence Awareness Day! Here’s how you can show your support!

🧡 Wear orange and share your pic on social media
🧡 Tell the world why you wear orange
🧡 Include the hashtag
🧡 Text ORANGE to 644-33 to find a Wear Orange Weekend event in your area!

06/07/2024

We encourage readers to spread the word about both Guns to Gardens and safe storage. We can do something about gun violence. Each gun brought to the event or safely stored means one less gun that could be discovered by an inquisitive child, or stolen and used in a crime, or readily available to someone suffering a mental health crisis. We can make our families and communities safer – one gun at a time.

Many people are rethinking the wisdom of having fi****ms in their homes.