Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV)
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Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV) is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to ending the toll of gun violence through advocacy, education, and legislation.
As we gather with loved ones, we hold space for those who are grieving, those who are healing, and those whose lives have been forever changed by gun violence.
From all of us at HCGV—Merry Christmas and heartfelt wishes for a peaceful New Year.
From all of us at HCGV—Merry Christmas and heartfelt wishes for a peaceful New Year.
December 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
As we gather with loved ones, we hold space for those who are grieving, those who are healing, and those whose lives have been forever changed by gun violence.
From all of us at HCGV—Merry Christmas and heartfelt wishes for a peaceful New Year.
From all of us at HCGV—Merry Christmas and heartfelt wishes for a peaceful New Year.
Young children are more capable than we think.
Toddlers can:
✔ Find unsecured firearms
✔ Pull the trigger
Secure storage saves lives—especially in homes with children or where children visit.
Secure firearms. Secure futures.
#GunViolencePrevention #SecureStorageSavesLives #ChildSafety
Toddlers can:
✔ Find unsecured firearms
✔ Pull the trigger
Secure storage saves lives—especially in homes with children or where children visit.
Secure firearms. Secure futures.
#GunViolencePrevention #SecureStorageSavesLives #ChildSafety
December 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Young children are more capable than we think.
Toddlers can:
✔ Find unsecured firearms
✔ Pull the trigger
Secure storage saves lives—especially in homes with children or where children visit.
Secure firearms. Secure futures.
#GunViolencePrevention #SecureStorageSavesLives #ChildSafety
Toddlers can:
✔ Find unsecured firearms
✔ Pull the trigger
Secure storage saves lives—especially in homes with children or where children visit.
Secure firearms. Secure futures.
#GunViolencePrevention #SecureStorageSavesLives #ChildSafety
Have this conversation with your kids—often.
If you ever see a gun:
🛑 STOP
❌ Don’t touch
🚶♀️ Leave the area
🗣 Tell an adult immediately
Teaching kids what to do can prevent injuries and save lives.
If you ever see a gun:
🛑 STOP
❌ Don’t touch
🚶♀️ Leave the area
🗣 Tell an adult immediately
Teaching kids what to do can prevent injuries and save lives.
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Have this conversation with your kids—often.
If you ever see a gun:
🛑 STOP
❌ Don’t touch
🚶♀️ Leave the area
🗣 Tell an adult immediately
Teaching kids what to do can prevent injuries and save lives.
If you ever see a gun:
🛑 STOP
❌ Don’t touch
🚶♀️ Leave the area
🗣 Tell an adult immediately
Teaching kids what to do can prevent injuries and save lives.
🏠 Visiting family or friends over the holidays?
Before kids start playing, ask a simple but important question:
👉 Are firearms in the home stored securely?
Secure storage—locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition—helps prevent tragedies and keeps everyone safe.
#GunSafety #SecureStorage
Before kids start playing, ask a simple but important question:
👉 Are firearms in the home stored securely?
Secure storage—locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition—helps prevent tragedies and keeps everyone safe.
#GunSafety #SecureStorage
December 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🏠 Visiting family or friends over the holidays?
Before kids start playing, ask a simple but important question:
👉 Are firearms in the home stored securely?
Secure storage—locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition—helps prevent tragedies and keeps everyone safe.
#GunSafety #SecureStorage
Before kids start playing, ask a simple but important question:
👉 Are firearms in the home stored securely?
Secure storage—locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition—helps prevent tragedies and keeps everyone safe.
#GunSafety #SecureStorage
Yesterday, we joined Rep. Victoria Garcia-Wilburn at the Indiana Statehouse to honor the children lost to shootings on #SandyHookRemembranceDay. Grateful for the leadership, the powerful reflections, and the reminder that remembrance must always lead to action. 🕯️🧡
#EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction
#EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction
December 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yesterday, we joined Rep. Victoria Garcia-Wilburn at the Indiana Statehouse to honor the children lost to shootings on #SandyHookRemembranceDay. Grateful for the leadership, the powerful reflections, and the reminder that remembrance must always lead to action. 🕯️🧡
#EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction
#EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction
Take time out of the busy hustle and bustle and honor the children who senselessly lost their lives to gun violence. We will experience song, interfaith prayer for peace, and a commitment to not one more shooting.
📍Indiana Statehouse 4th floor atrium
📆Today
⏰3:30-5pm
📍Indiana Statehouse 4th floor atrium
📆Today
⏰3:30-5pm
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Take time out of the busy hustle and bustle and honor the children who senselessly lost their lives to gun violence. We will experience song, interfaith prayer for peace, and a commitment to not one more shooting.
📍Indiana Statehouse 4th floor atrium
📆Today
⏰3:30-5pm
📍Indiana Statehouse 4th floor atrium
📆Today
⏰3:30-5pm
Reposted by Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV)
Tell your senator: Vote NO on HB 1032.
Fair representation starts with fair maps — make your voice heard today.
📍 Not sure who your Indiana state senator is?
Find them here:
➡️ Indiana General Assembly “Find Your Legislator” Tool: iga.in.gov/information/...
#FairMaps #INLegis
Fair representation starts with fair maps — make your voice heard today.
📍 Not sure who your Indiana state senator is?
Find them here:
➡️ Indiana General Assembly “Find Your Legislator” Tool: iga.in.gov/information/...
#FairMaps #INLegis
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Tell your senator: Vote NO on HB 1032.
Fair representation starts with fair maps — make your voice heard today.
📍 Not sure who your Indiana state senator is?
Find them here:
➡️ Indiana General Assembly “Find Your Legislator” Tool: iga.in.gov/information/...
#FairMaps #INLegis
Fair representation starts with fair maps — make your voice heard today.
📍 Not sure who your Indiana state senator is?
Find them here:
➡️ Indiana General Assembly “Find Your Legislator” Tool: iga.in.gov/information/...
#FairMaps #INLegis
📣 Calling all Marion County college students!
Are you ready to be a changemaker in your community?
Join us for a six-week Leadership, Policy, and Advocacy Training on Gun Violence Prevention hosted at Butler University.
👉 docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Are you ready to be a changemaker in your community?
Join us for a six-week Leadership, Policy, and Advocacy Training on Gun Violence Prevention hosted at Butler University.
👉 docs.google.com/document/u/0...
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📣 Calling all Marion County college students!
Are you ready to be a changemaker in your community?
Join us for a six-week Leadership, Policy, and Advocacy Training on Gun Violence Prevention hosted at Butler University.
👉 docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Are you ready to be a changemaker in your community?
Join us for a six-week Leadership, Policy, and Advocacy Training on Gun Violence Prevention hosted at Butler University.
👉 docs.google.com/document/u/0...
This #GivingTuesday, help us grow the next generation of changemakers.
Your support powers HCGV’s Youth Leadership & Advocacy Training — equipping young people to lead the movement to end gun violence.
🌟 Give Dec 2 → hcgv.org/donate/
Your support powers HCGV’s Youth Leadership & Advocacy Training — equipping young people to lead the movement to end gun violence.
🌟 Give Dec 2 → hcgv.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This #GivingTuesday, help us grow the next generation of changemakers.
Your support powers HCGV’s Youth Leadership & Advocacy Training — equipping young people to lead the movement to end gun violence.
🌟 Give Dec 2 → hcgv.org/donate/
Your support powers HCGV’s Youth Leadership & Advocacy Training — equipping young people to lead the movement to end gun violence.
🌟 Give Dec 2 → hcgv.org/donate/
You're invited to our Annual Meeting!
Come enjoy dinner, hear brief updates from local lawmakers, celebrate 2025 accomplishments, and learn what’s ahead for 2026.
All are welcome!
📆 Wed, Dec 10
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 2236 E 10th St., Indianapolis
👉 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
Come enjoy dinner, hear brief updates from local lawmakers, celebrate 2025 accomplishments, and learn what’s ahead for 2026.
All are welcome!
📆 Wed, Dec 10
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 2236 E 10th St., Indianapolis
👉 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
You're invited to our Annual Meeting!
Come enjoy dinner, hear brief updates from local lawmakers, celebrate 2025 accomplishments, and learn what’s ahead for 2026.
All are welcome!
📆 Wed, Dec 10
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 2236 E 10th St., Indianapolis
👉 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
Come enjoy dinner, hear brief updates from local lawmakers, celebrate 2025 accomplishments, and learn what’s ahead for 2026.
All are welcome!
📆 Wed, Dec 10
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 2236 E 10th St., Indianapolis
👉 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
🚨 Deadline Extended to December 1! 🚨
Know a Marion County college student passionate about making a difference? Encourage them to apply for the Leadership, Policy, & Advocacy for Gun Violence Prevention workshop!
📅 Tues & Thurs, Jan 20 – Feb 26, 2026
🎥 Mix of in-person, hybrid, and recorded
🔗 ⬇️
Know a Marion County college student passionate about making a difference? Encourage them to apply for the Leadership, Policy, & Advocacy for Gun Violence Prevention workshop!
📅 Tues & Thurs, Jan 20 – Feb 26, 2026
🎥 Mix of in-person, hybrid, and recorded
🔗 ⬇️
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🚨 Deadline Extended to December 1! 🚨
Know a Marion County college student passionate about making a difference? Encourage them to apply for the Leadership, Policy, & Advocacy for Gun Violence Prevention workshop!
📅 Tues & Thurs, Jan 20 – Feb 26, 2026
🎥 Mix of in-person, hybrid, and recorded
🔗 ⬇️
Know a Marion County college student passionate about making a difference? Encourage them to apply for the Leadership, Policy, & Advocacy for Gun Violence Prevention workshop!
📅 Tues & Thurs, Jan 20 – Feb 26, 2026
🎥 Mix of in-person, hybrid, and recorded
🔗 ⬇️
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KFF Health News and @thetrace.org are talking to people who’ve been wounded or families of those killed by gun violence to better understand how insurance affects such medical care.
Click below to reach our reporting team ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Click below to reach our reporting team ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Help Us Investigate Medical Care for Gunshot Wounds - KFF Health News
We’d like to talk to people who’ve been wounded or families of those killed by gun violence to better understand how insurance affects such medical care.
kffhealthnews.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
KFF Health News and @thetrace.org are talking to people who’ve been wounded or families of those killed by gun violence to better understand how insurance affects such medical care.
Click below to reach our reporting team ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Click below to reach our reporting team ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
💙 Our November Newsletter is live!
Gratitude, youth leadership, and next steps toward ending gun violence.
👉 Tap the link mailchi.mp/09e7d10fb053... to read more and get involved!
#HCGV #GunSafety #GivingTuesday #YouthAdvocacy
Gratitude, youth leadership, and next steps toward ending gun violence.
👉 Tap the link mailchi.mp/09e7d10fb053... to read more and get involved!
#HCGV #GunSafety #GivingTuesday #YouthAdvocacy
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
💙 Our November Newsletter is live!
Gratitude, youth leadership, and next steps toward ending gun violence.
👉 Tap the link mailchi.mp/09e7d10fb053... to read more and get involved!
#HCGV #GunSafety #GivingTuesday #YouthAdvocacy
Gratitude, youth leadership, and next steps toward ending gun violence.
👉 Tap the link mailchi.mp/09e7d10fb053... to read more and get involved!
#HCGV #GunSafety #GivingTuesday #YouthAdvocacy
Reposted by Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV)
"We must also ensure that those telling these stories are doing so in the most accurate, evidence-based, and trauma-informed ways. With the right tools, members of the media can be key partners in building safer communities.” With resources, more info and a link to our webinar yesterday:
Shapiro-Davis Hosts Webinar on Reducing Harm in Gun Violence Reporting
Shapiro-Davis Hosts Webinar on Reducing Harm in Gun Violence Reporting
www.pa.gov
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"We must also ensure that those telling these stories are doing so in the most accurate, evidence-based, and trauma-informed ways. With the right tools, members of the media can be key partners in building safer communities.” With resources, more info and a link to our webinar yesterday:
Join us for the HCGV Annual Meeting — an evening of community & conversation, with dinner served!
📅 Dec 10, 2025 | 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 East 10th Street, Indianapolis
🎟️ Free tickets (required): www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
#HCGV #GunViolencePrevention
📅 Dec 10, 2025 | 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 East 10th Street, Indianapolis
🎟️ Free tickets (required): www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
#HCGV #GunViolencePrevention
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Join us for the HCGV Annual Meeting — an evening of community & conversation, with dinner served!
📅 Dec 10, 2025 | 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 East 10th Street, Indianapolis
🎟️ Free tickets (required): www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
#HCGV #GunViolencePrevention
📅 Dec 10, 2025 | 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 John H. Boner Community Center, 2236 East 10th Street, Indianapolis
🎟️ Free tickets (required): www.eventbrite.com/e/1968567001...
#HCGV #GunViolencePrevention
Every day, 18 veterans die by suicide — 13 of them by firearm.
Our nation’s heroes deserve better. Access to mental health care, secure firearm storage, and community support can save lives. 💙🇺🇸
Let’s honor their service by protecting their future.
#EndVeteranSuicide
Our nation’s heroes deserve better. Access to mental health care, secure firearm storage, and community support can save lives. 💙🇺🇸
Let’s honor their service by protecting their future.
#EndVeteranSuicide
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Every day, 18 veterans die by suicide — 13 of them by firearm.
Our nation’s heroes deserve better. Access to mental health care, secure firearm storage, and community support can save lives. 💙🇺🇸
Let’s honor their service by protecting their future.
#EndVeteranSuicide
Our nation’s heroes deserve better. Access to mental health care, secure firearm storage, and community support can save lives. 💙🇺🇸
Let’s honor their service by protecting their future.
#EndVeteranSuicide
🎉 Congratulations, Maine! 🎉
Voters have approved a Red Flag Law, giving families and law enforcement a vital tool to help save lives.
Indiana also has a Red Flag Law — but it’s limited to law enforcement. Maine’s new law goes further by empowering families to act when they see warning signs.
Voters have approved a Red Flag Law, giving families and law enforcement a vital tool to help save lives.
Indiana also has a Red Flag Law — but it’s limited to law enforcement. Maine’s new law goes further by empowering families to act when they see warning signs.
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🎉 Congratulations, Maine! 🎉
Voters have approved a Red Flag Law, giving families and law enforcement a vital tool to help save lives.
Indiana also has a Red Flag Law — but it’s limited to law enforcement. Maine’s new law goes further by empowering families to act when they see warning signs.
Voters have approved a Red Flag Law, giving families and law enforcement a vital tool to help save lives.
Indiana also has a Red Flag Law — but it’s limited to law enforcement. Maine’s new law goes further by empowering families to act when they see warning signs.
Reposted by Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV)
🕸️ Redistricting before the census? Now that’s scary!
Don’t let politicians carve up our communities like jack-o’-lanterns.
Hoosiers deserve fair maps, not political tricks.
✍️ Tell lawmakers: No redistricting before the 10-year census!
👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/no-mid-cycle-redistricting
#FairMaps
Don’t let politicians carve up our communities like jack-o’-lanterns.
Hoosiers deserve fair maps, not political tricks.
✍️ Tell lawmakers: No redistricting before the 10-year census!
👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/no-mid-cycle-redistricting
#FairMaps
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🕸️ Redistricting before the census? Now that’s scary!
Don’t let politicians carve up our communities like jack-o’-lanterns.
Hoosiers deserve fair maps, not political tricks.
✍️ Tell lawmakers: No redistricting before the 10-year census!
👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/no-mid-cycle-redistricting
#FairMaps
Don’t let politicians carve up our communities like jack-o’-lanterns.
Hoosiers deserve fair maps, not political tricks.
✍️ Tell lawmakers: No redistricting before the 10-year census!
👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/no-mid-cycle-redistricting
#FairMaps
When maps are unfair, communities lose their voice — and lawmakers stop reflecting real needs.
Fair maps mean leaders who listen and act on what Hoosiers want: safer communities and an end to gun violence.
#FairMaps #EndGunViolence #INLegis
Fair maps mean leaders who listen and act on what Hoosiers want: safer communities and an end to gun violence.
#FairMaps #EndGunViolence #INLegis
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When maps are unfair, communities lose their voice — and lawmakers stop reflecting real needs.
Fair maps mean leaders who listen and act on what Hoosiers want: safer communities and an end to gun violence.
#FairMaps #EndGunViolence #INLegis
Fair maps mean leaders who listen and act on what Hoosiers want: safer communities and an end to gun violence.
#FairMaps #EndGunViolence #INLegis
When families face hunger from SNAP cuts and shutdowns, the risk of violence grows.
Food security is gun violence prevention.
Tell Congress: restore SNAP and protect families.
👉 congress.gov/members
Food security is gun violence prevention.
Tell Congress: restore SNAP and protect families.
👉 congress.gov/members
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
When families face hunger from SNAP cuts and shutdowns, the risk of violence grows.
Food security is gun violence prevention.
Tell Congress: restore SNAP and protect families.
👉 congress.gov/members
Food security is gun violence prevention.
Tell Congress: restore SNAP and protect families.
👉 congress.gov/members
✉️ Open Me! – October 2025 Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is here! 📰
Catch up on what Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence has been doing — advocacy updates, upcoming events, and ways to take action.
📲 Scan the QR code or click the link to read more!
🔗 mailchi.mp/0a1d1d8ca9ec...
#EndGunViolence
Our latest newsletter is here! 📰
Catch up on what Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence has been doing — advocacy updates, upcoming events, and ways to take action.
📲 Scan the QR code or click the link to read more!
🔗 mailchi.mp/0a1d1d8ca9ec...
#EndGunViolence
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
✉️ Open Me! – October 2025 Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is here! 📰
Catch up on what Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence has been doing — advocacy updates, upcoming events, and ways to take action.
📲 Scan the QR code or click the link to read more!
🔗 mailchi.mp/0a1d1d8ca9ec...
#EndGunViolence
Our latest newsletter is here! 📰
Catch up on what Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence has been doing — advocacy updates, upcoming events, and ways to take action.
📲 Scan the QR code or click the link to read more!
🔗 mailchi.mp/0a1d1d8ca9ec...
#EndGunViolence
🎓 Know a college student in Indianapolis?
Applications are open for a new 6-week leadership workshop (Jan 20–Feb 26, 2026) helping students take action on gun violence prevention.
#IndyStudents #GunViolencePrevention #YouthLeadership #CivicEngagement #AdvocacyInAction
Applications are open for a new 6-week leadership workshop (Jan 20–Feb 26, 2026) helping students take action on gun violence prevention.
#IndyStudents #GunViolencePrevention #YouthLeadership #CivicEngagement #AdvocacyInAction
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎓 Know a college student in Indianapolis?
Applications are open for a new 6-week leadership workshop (Jan 20–Feb 26, 2026) helping students take action on gun violence prevention.
#IndyStudents #GunViolencePrevention #YouthLeadership #CivicEngagement #AdvocacyInAction
Applications are open for a new 6-week leadership workshop (Jan 20–Feb 26, 2026) helping students take action on gun violence prevention.
#IndyStudents #GunViolencePrevention #YouthLeadership #CivicEngagement #AdvocacyInAction
Join us for Youth Insights on Gun Violence Prevention.
🗓️ Monday, October 27 at 7 PM
📍 Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis
✅ Free & open to all. Bring a friend, bring your voice.
#GunViolencePrevention #YouthVoices #Indiana
🗓️ Monday, October 27 at 7 PM
📍 Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis
✅ Free & open to all. Bring a friend, bring your voice.
#GunViolencePrevention #YouthVoices #Indiana
October 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Join us for Youth Insights on Gun Violence Prevention.
🗓️ Monday, October 27 at 7 PM
📍 Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis
✅ Free & open to all. Bring a friend, bring your voice.
#GunViolencePrevention #YouthVoices #Indiana
🗓️ Monday, October 27 at 7 PM
📍 Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis
✅ Free & open to all. Bring a friend, bring your voice.
#GunViolencePrevention #YouthVoices #Indiana
Reposted by Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV)
"In a community without violence, we picture youth coming together to socialize and spaces where kids can go outside without fear of getting stuck in a crossfire. We also see police engaging and protecting the community instead of using fear."
Youth-Led Recommendations to Address Community Violence in Washington, DC - Child Trends
This two-part series shares learnings from the Break the Cycle research team’s community events, including themes and recommendations to address community violence. The research team, comprised…
www.childtrends.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"In a community without violence, we picture youth coming together to socialize and spaces where kids can go outside without fear of getting stuck in a crossfire. We also see police engaging and protecting the community instead of using fear."
“Since 2018, over one-third of the gun homicides involving Indianapolis youth for which prosecutors have brought murder charges have featured social media in some form, according to a Chalkbeat and Axios analysis of 72 probable-cause affidavits.”
stacker.com/stories/soci...
stacker.com/stories/soci...
How social media fuels youth gun violence
Chalkbeat reports on how social media fuels youth gun violence in Indianapolis, with over a third of homicides linked to online interactions.
stacker.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Since 2018, over one-third of the gun homicides involving Indianapolis youth for which prosecutors have brought murder charges have featured social media in some form, according to a Chalkbeat and Axios analysis of 72 probable-cause affidavits.”
stacker.com/stories/soci...
stacker.com/stories/soci...