Name: Gunnar Smith

Social Justice Group: Mass shootings in the U.S. / School Shooting in US

Date of Fieldwork: January 17, 2023

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Millions Mom March

Type of Fieldwork: Interview

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?[:: :

Last Tuesday, my group and I were able to interview the founder of Millions Mom March, Donna Dees. I always believed that the guns used for mass shootings were bought legally almost all the time. While that may be true in some instances Donna told us about a study the U.S. Secret Service did where the found that 76% of school shooters got the gun from home or from relatives. This emphasizes the fact that in order to stop gun violence we need to not only advocate for tighter gun laws but we also have to advocate for safe storage laws. Our interview with Donna has shifted my views on how we can stop gun violence and I’m very glad we were able to interview her.