supplant abstinence-only gun education

Firearm Harm Reduction

Critical conversations, political education, and skill acquisition about guns designed with and for young Black people who carry them.

We invite illicit gun users to learn about the weapons they routinely carry; lay claim to the resources they need; develop practices to reduce the risks they face; and co-create neighborhood safety strategies even if they are not interested in putting the guns down.

We trying to make knowledge about guns accessible so you know what you capable of, and know thE power and responsibility we have with guns."

-- all de-identified quotes are from illicit gun users

Grief work; processing recent shootouts and gun-related deaths.

The emotional, psychological, and physiological experiences of both authoring and surviving gun-related harms.

The relationships between gun culture and patriarchal masculinity.

The intersections of gun violence and domestic and intimate partner violence, particularly against Black women and femmes.

The interaction between illicit firearm use and illicit opioid use.

“We been getting shot at, our homies been getting killed in the streets all around us. We all got trauma around guns.”

"Being given a gun made me feel honored. it reminded me that i put in a lot of hard work. i could finally prove myself as a man. It made me walk with my head higher. I gained more respect, like they looked at me as a leader not a follower."

The history of movements for Black community defense against police violence and white vigilantism.

Self-defense strategies and their relationship to philosophies of nonviolence.

The history of gun control laws and policing.

The role of gangs in filling needs for protection and local community control.

Media representations of urban gun violence.

"Did my ancestors have guns?"

“I’d like to know how did all these guns get into my community. Where are they coming from?”

Emergency first responder training; first aid practices for treating gunshot injuries.

The basics of firearm safety.

Know-your-rights workshops on the legalities of gun possession, transport, use, and ownership.

“How do I store my piece? I worry about my baby sister finding it whenever it’s at the house.”

We trying to make knowledge about guns accessible so you know what you capable of, and know thE power and responsibility we have with guns."

all de-identified quotes are from illicit gun users

We structure critical conversations, political eduction, and skill acquisition to build on shooters' lived experiences, their critical consciousness, their leadership, and their instincts for individual and community safety.

Grief work; processing recent shootouts and gun-related deaths.

The emotional, psychological, and physiological experiences of both authoring and surviving gun-related harm.

The relationships between gun culture and patriarchal masculinity.

The intersections of gun violence and domestic and intimate partner violence, particularly against Black women and femmes.

The interaction between illicit firearm use and illicit opioid use.

“We been getting shot at, our homies been getting killed in the streets all around us. We all got trauma around guns.”

"[Being given a gun for the first time] made me feel honored. it reminded me that i put in a lot of hard work. i could finally prove myself as a man. It made me walk with my head higher. I gained more respect, like they looked at me as a leader not a follower."

The history of movements for Black community defense against police violence and white vigilantism.

Theories and strategies of self-defense and their relationship to philosophies of nonviolence.

The history of gun control laws and policing.

The role of gangs in filling needs for protection and local community control.

Media representations of urban gun violence.

"Did my ancestors have guns?"

“I’d like to know how did all these guns get into my community. Where are they coming from?”

Emergency first responder training; first aid practices for treating gunshot injuries.

The basics of firearm safety.

Know-your-rights workshops on the legalities of gun possession, transport, use, and ownership.

“How do I store my piece? I worry about my baby sister finding it whenever it’s at the house.”

supplant abstinence-only gun education

Firearm Harm Reduction

Critical conversations, political education, and skill acquisition about guns designed with and for young Black people who carry them.

We trying to make knowledge about guns accessible so you know what you capable of, and know thE power and responsibility we have with guns."

"Did my ancestors have guns?"“I’d like to know how did all these guns get into my community. Where are they coming from?”

“How do I store my piece? I worry about my baby sister finding it whenever it’s at the house.”

We trying to make knowledge about guns accessible so you know what you capable of, and know thE power and responsibility we have with guns."

We structure critical conversations, political eduction, and skill acquisition to build on shooters' lived experiences, their critical consciousness, their leadership, and their instincts for individual and community safety.

"Did my ancestors have guns?"“I’d like to know how did all these guns get into my community. Where are they coming from?”

“How do I store my piece? I worry about my baby sister finding it whenever it’s at the house.”

HOLDING SPACE

"Did my ancestors have guns?"

“I’d like to know how did all these guns get into my community. Where are they coming from?”

"Did my ancestors have guns?"

“I’d like to know how did all these guns get into my community. Where are they coming from?”