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Agenda 07/12/2022 Item # 5C (Presentation - Together We Can Prevent Gun Violence)5.0 07/12/2022 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 5.0 Item Summary: "Together We Can Prevent Gun Violence" Presentation by Susan Cone, Kim Craig, and Kathleen Muniz representing Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Southwest Florida Group. Meeting Date: 07/12/2022 Prepared by: Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director — County Manager's Office Name: John Mullins 07/06/2022 11:25 AM Submitted by: Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director — County Manager's Office Name: John Mullins 07/06/2022 11:25 AM Approved By: Review: County Manager's Office Amy Patterson County Manager Review Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending Completed 07/06/2022 4:58 PM 07/12/2022 9:00 AM Packet Pg. 32 5.C.1 June 30, 2022 Dear Collier County Board of County Commissioners, On behalf of the SWFL group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, we look forward to presenting "Together We Can End Gun Violence" to you at your July 12 meeting and thank you for the opportunity. In order to provide you with some preliminary information to familiarize you with the gun violence prevention movement, we are including the following handouts for the agenda packet: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, one -pager Gun Violence in Florida (from Everytown for Gun Safety, our umbrella organization) Additionally, to follow are the supporting citations for all facts mentioned during the presentation: Slide 3: Who We Are https://momsdemandaction.org/ Slide 4 and 5: Gun Violence Facts https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-in-america/ https://everystat.org/ Slide 6: BeSMART https://besmartforkids.org/ https://www.everytown.org/issues/guns-in-schools/ https://everytownresearch.org/report/preventing-gun-violence-in-american-schools/ Slide 7: Everytown Survivor Network https://everytownsupportfund.org/everytown-survivor-network/ Slide 8: CPTED https://everytownresearch.org Slide 9:: Gun Sense Candidates https://gunsensevoter.org/ Slide 10: Legislation https://everytownresearch.org/report/update-background-check-laws/ https://www.everytown.org/report/background-checks-and-florida/ https://everytownresearch.org/report/extreme-risk-laws-save-lives/ https://onethingyoucando.org/ Sincerely, Your SWFL Moms Demand Action Team: Susan Cone (sconemomsfl@gmail.com), Kim Craig (kcraigfl@gmail.com), Kathleen Muniz (swflsurvivors@gmail.com) Packet Pg. 33 5.C.2 MOMS- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America DEMAND (www.momsdemandaction.org) is a grassroots, non -partisan movement ACTION of Americans for public safety measures that can protect people from FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA gun violence and keep our families safe. Moms Demand Action has a chapter in every state and the District of Columbia. Along with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Students Demand Action and the Everytown Survivor Network, it is part of the nation's largest gun violence prevention organization, Everytown for Gun Safety, with over eight million supporters. Moms Demand Action works with gun violence survivors, mayors, law enforcement officers, faith leaders, educators, gun owners, local businesses, doctors and more in communities across the country to prevent gun violence. We do this work because every day more than 110 Americans die from gun violence and hundreds more are wounded. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. This is unacceptable. The daily toll of gun violence in America doesn't always make headlines, but this violence affects everyone, everywhere. It strikes big cities, small towns and rural communities. We can support responsible gun ownership while doing much more to keep guns out of the wrong hands and create a culture of gun safety. That's why we advocate for the following evidence -based policies to keep our families and communities safe: • Keeping Guns Out of the Wrong Hands - A Better Background Check System. Lawmakers need to close loopholes in the federal background check system, such as those that allow people to buy guns online or from private sellers without going through a background check. • Protecting Kids and Communities - Supporting Red Flag Laws and Responsible Access to Firearms. To keep our families safe from gun violence, lawmakers must pursue policies like Red Flag laws, which allow family and law enforcement to intervene if someone poses a threat to themselves or others — before deadly tragedies involving firearms take place. Lawmakers must also limit easy access to firearms and accessories capable of inflicting mass casualties and encourage safe and responsible storage of all guns. • Addressing America's Uniquely Lethal Domestic Abuse Problem - Disarming Domestic Abusers. More than half of women murdered with guns in America are killed by an intimate partner or family member, and women are five times more likely to be killed in a domestic confrontation when a gun is present. Lawmakers must strengthen laws that help keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. • Combating Daily Gun Violence - Supporting Research, Law Enforcement and Local Solutions. The government needs to support law enforcement, researchers and local communities in their efforts to combat daily gun violence by funding new research into gun violence; community -driven, evidence -based interventions to curb city gun violence; and new tools to help law enforcement collect evidence, trace all crime guns, reduce trafficking and solve gun crimes. It's time for our government to enact common-sense gun laws supported by the overwhelming majority of Americans. And if our elected officials choose not to act, we will mobilize voters to replace them with leaders who will. For more information on joining, volunteering, finding a local chapter or donating, visit MOMSDEMANDACTION.ORG, @MOMSDEMAND on Twitter, or text APP to 644-33. Packet Pg. 34 GunViolencein Florida OVERVIEW In an average year, 2,849 people die and 4,27o are wounded by guns in Florida. Florida has the 31.st-highest rate of gun violence in the US. Data on states, congressional districts, and counties: EveryStat.org Sources Gun deaths: CDC, WONDER, five-year average: 2016-2020. Gun violence trends: CDC, WONDER, 2011-2020. Gun injuries: Ted R. Miller and David Swedler analysis of HCUP nonfatal injury: 2017. Cost of gun violence: Ted R. Miller analysis of CDC fatal injury: 2018 and HCUP nonfatal injury: 2017 Totals do not always sum to 100% due to rounding. EveryStat.org Updated: January2022 h: >;:>. r - -- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND GUN DEATHS OVER TIME In Florida, the rate of gun deaths increased 15% from 2011 to 2020, compared to a 33% increase nationwide. The rate of gun suicides decreased 1% and gun homicides increased 40% compared to a 12% increase and 70% increase nationwide, respectively. 225 a 0 a 20 0 • All °o • Suicides ? 149 • Homicides p � to a s 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 COST OF GUN VIOLENCE Florida has the 23rd-highest societal cost of gun violence in the US at $961 per person each year. Gun deaths and injuries cost Florida $20 billion, of which $855 million is paid by taxpayers. GUN DEATHS BY INTENT In Florida, 62% of gun deaths are suicides and 36% are homicides. This is compared to 59% and 38% nationwide, respectively. 0 Suicides 62% • Homicides 36% • Unintentional 1% • Undetermined 1% • Shootings by Police 1% Packet Pg. 35 5.C.3 GUN SUICIDES AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS Every year, an average of 1,760 people in Florida die by gun suicides and 139 are wounded by gun suicide attempts —a rate of 7.2 suicides and 0.7 suicide attempts per 100,000 people. Florida has the 28th-highest rate of gun suicides and gun suicide attempts in the US. Gun Suicides By Race/Ethnicity in Florida • Black 25.0 • American Indian/ 20.0 Alaska Native 15.0 • Latinx 10.4 • White 10.0 Asian/Pacific 5.0 3.1 3.0 Islander 0.0 N/A Deaths per roo,000 people C LDREN AND TEENS GUN DEATHS Guns are the 2nd-leading cause of death among children and teens in Florida. In Florida, an average of 206 children and teens die by guns every year, of which 30% of these deaths are suicides and 66% are homicides. In the US, 35% of all gun deaths among children and teens are suicides and 60% are homicides. Sources Gun suicides: CDC, WONDER, five-year average: 2016-2020 Gun homicides: CDC, WONDER, five-year average: 2016-2020. Homicides include shootings by police. Gun suicide attempts and gun assaults: Ted R. Miller and David Swedler analysis of HCUP nonfatal injury: 2017. Children and teens gun deaths: CDC, WONDER, five-year average: 2016-2020, ages 0-19; Leading causes of death: CDC, WONDER, 2020, ages 1-19. Intimate partner homicides: CDC, National Violent Death Reporting System, 2019; Intimate partner homicides by race and ethnicity: CDC, National Violent Death Reporting System, 2018-2019. Note: Gun violence data on EveryStat and in this fact sheet includes individuals who die by guns or are wounded by guns and visit a hospital for care. We recognize that the impact of gun violence extends far beyond those who are killed or physically injured. However, data on those who witness an act of gun violence, are threatened with a gun, or know or care for someone wounded or killed is not systematically collected at this time. GUN HOMICIDES AND ASSAULTS Every year, an average of 1,057 people in Florida die by gun homicides and 1,757 are wounded by gun assaults —a rate of 5.5 homicides and 8.4 assaults per 100,000 people. Florida has the 28th-highest rate of gun homicides and gun assaults in the US. In Florida, 76% of all homicides involve a gun, compared to 76% nationwide. Gun Homicides By Race/Ethnicity in Florida • Black 250 • American Indian/ 20.0 Alaska Native 15.0 • Latinx • White 10.0 Asian/Pacific 5.0 Islander 0.0 17.2 3.2 2.6 12 NSA Deaths per 100,000 people INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES In 2019, 59 women were fatally shot by an intimate partner in Florida. 67% of female intimate partner homicide victims were killed with a gun, compared to 67% nationwide. 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