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November 16, 2018

ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED SOCIAL ACTION ALERT

When the thunder of gunfire broke through the revelry of a country music dance hall packed with
young people enjoying "college night," Thousand Oaks, California became the site of the 307th mass
shooting in the U.S. this year.1 The Borderline Bar and Grill, which left 13 people dead, including the
gunman, became the nation's latest mass shooting.2 Together these tragedies account for 328
deaths, and 1,251 injuries. These events occurred while the country is still mourning the hate and
terror demonstrated at A Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh that left 11 people dead, and the series
of 16 pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, CNN and critics of President Trump. After Sandy
Hook, America vowed it would never happen again, but 1,897 mass shootings have occurred since.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW


 The vast majority of the over 5,000 colleges and universities in the United States prohibit the
carrying of firearms on their campuses.
 However, an increasingly extreme pro-gun movement in the U.S. is promoting legislation and
litigation that would force colleges and universities to allow concealed guns on campus.
 Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin
now have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on public post-secondary
campuses because of recent state legislation and court rulings.

WHAT YOU CAN DO


 As national partners with the NAACP, we encourage you to read their gun violence prevention
briefs and host local #ZetasGetEngaged #NAACP collaborative conversations on community
education and action.
 Suggested programs and activities for undergraduate members include: debunking gun myths at
the college dining hall table; hosting campus forums with local politicians to discuss the impact
of gun violence and reform; contacting representatives via letters and social media, using
#ZetasGetEngaged; holding campus vigils for gun violence victims; etc.

Sample Resource Links:


http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/guns-on-campus-overview.aspx
https://www.naacp.org/latest/preventing-gun-violence/
https://momsdemandaction.org/campaigns/
https://www.vox.com/a/mass-shootings-america-sandy-hook-gun-violence

For more information and program ideas contact Dr. Denalerie Johnson-Faniel, National Social
Action Co-Director at ZPhiBNJSocialAction@gmail.com.

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USA Today – https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/08/thousand-oaks-california-bar-shooting-
307th-mass-shooting/1928574002/
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CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/california-mass-shooting-thousand-oaks-bar-today-2018-11-08-
live-updates/

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