
The Campaign for a Safer Michigan has identified priority issue areas to reduce gun violence in Michigan:
Safe Storage
Promote safe gun ownership and public education around firearm safety
Public Health
Create a state Office of Neighborhood Safety within the Division of Victim Services so that this is not a one-time-effort, but an issue that is consistently prioritized
Create a Community Safety Advisory Council
Seek out funding for and support local community violence prevention collaboratives
Provide guidance for officials in counties with high rates of gun violence that includes community violence intervention (CVI) strategies, funding to implement CVI programs and diversionary programs in partnership with prosecutors and policing agencies
Increase funding for victims of domestic and sexual violence
Culturally specific services that are created by and for specific cultural communities with an emphasis on the voices and experiences of survivors of violence.
Reduce suicide from firearms by:
Providing support for safe storage of firearms that do not infringe on gun owner rights
Providing additional support for firearm safety and education
Incentivizing gun dealers and range owners to get suicide prevention training for staff
Community Violence Prevention
Create infrastructure and increase funding for community violence intervention/prevention programs
Provide adequate funding and on-going training for staff
Create infrastructure in gun violence hotspots to develop neighborhood-based community violence intervention strategies to address gun violence hot spots
Questions? Want to get involved? Email: lynna@progressmichigan.org
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