47.7% of federal inmates serving time for firearm possession in the U.S. are black, painting a vivid picture of the victims of gun control — low-income, minority communities.

Young Voices Advocates Meg Arnold and Nathan Kelly sat down to tell a tale of gun control that often goes unheard on the Young Voices podcast. Click here to tune in.

Far from just a niche cause of rural conservatives, the right to bear arms is an important protection measure for many communities. Efforts to deny these rights have only created opportunities for the state to inflict violence on these very people they claim to protect.

That’s precisely why SFL launched our #NotJustaGun activism grants: to change the narrative surrounding gun rights from scaremongering to a discussion of safety.

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