A yearly average was developed using 11 years of the most recently available data: 2010 to 2021. 3 Everytown analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). On an average day there are 69 hate crimes with a firearm, accounting for 4 percent of all hate crimes. A yearly average was developed using 12 years of the most recently available data: 2010 to 2021. Advocates and people across this country must remain as resolved as ever to honor those killed, with action and work to ensure that all of us may live safe from violence.Įverytown analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
The thousands more killed by gun violence since Pulse underscore the glaring failure of our elected officials to take commonsense steps to combat the scourge of gun violence that plagues our nation. Pulse is a reminder of the work that remains to end the acts of gun violence that wound and kill LGBTQ+ Americans today.Īs the nation marks six years since this tragedy, we must never lose sight of the unfulfilled hopes and the families shattered in this preventable act of mass murder. This horrific tragedy changed the queer Latinx and broader LGBTQ+ communities forever, catalyzing the movement to unite behind gun violence prevention. The victims, primarily LGBTQ+ and Latinx, were senselessly killed in what was supposed to be a safe space while celebrating their shared identity and Pride month. 33 Alicia Melville-Smith et al., “A Shooting at a Gay Nightclub in Orlando Killed 49 People,” BuzzFeed News, June 21, 2016. On June 12, 2016, a man fatally shot 49 people and wounded 53 more at Pulse, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
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