A new program is helping journalists produce more impactful stories on gun violence by making the “violence survivor community more readily accessible.” The Survivor Connection, launched in February by The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting (PCGVR), “promises to facilitate more empathetic, ethical and impactful news reporting in the city by bridging a gap between journalists and the survivor community,” according to a news release.
The program, led by Gun violence survivor and PCGVR’s newsroom liaison Oronde McClain, will maintain a database that enables journalists to connect with “hundreds of community members with lived experience of gun violence” to broaden the narrative on firearm violence beyond the usual police reporting. The community experts on the directory are from the Philadelphia area, but the organization plans to expand to other cities.
“For far too long, the people, facts, and solutions that should be at the core of conversations about this public health crisis have been passed over, ignored, overlooked and undervalued,” McClain said in a statement. “It’s time to amplify the voices of those impacted most.”
McClain, a Philadelphia community journalist who has worked for PCGVR since 2022, was injured in a drive-by shooting at 10 years old. He acts as a liaison between journalists and community members and has advocated for better gun violence reporting across the country, according to PCGVR.
— Kaitlin Washburn in New program helps gun violence survivors connect with journalists
So more whining, blaming and emotional manipulation.
Seems about right.
“So more whining, blaming and emotional manipulation.”
Change the messaging, that’s their answer. I guess ‘Gun Violence’ will now evolve into “Gun Horror”?
What can rile up the troops?
Methinks they’re getting desperate nothing is working in their favor. That’s bad, because desperate people do dangerous things…
So the white liberals can have points of contact, so they can understand and learn about the “lesser folks.” Who have to deal with violent criminals. That the same self hating white liberals let out of jails.
The white liberal is a racist.
SURVEY: 55% Of Self-Identified Leftists Say Killing Trump Is Justifiable.
“The more troubling trend is the rising violent rhetoric isn’t just coming from the ‘fringe’ left, it’s being ‘normalized’ by the left.
The unhinged left, fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome and seething hatred for Elon Musk, is trending more violent, according to a new study that finds political violence targeting President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser is “becoming increasingly normalized.”
The report, produced by the Network of Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) in partnership with Rutgers University’s Social Perception Lab, finds a broader “assassination culture” appears to be “emerging within segments of the U.S. public on the extreme left, with expanding targets now including figures such as Donald Trump.
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/07/survey-55-of-self-identified-leftists-say-killing-trump-is-justifiable/
“SURVEY: 55% Of Self-Identified Leftists Say Killing Trump Is Justifiable.”
I know one who recently told me he wished the Butler shooter had killed him.
Nice people, huh?
‘State-Enabled Kidnapping’: Colorado Democrat Bill Would Give Custody Of Kids To Parents Who Push Trans Mutilation.
“Colorado has become a ‘transition’ mill for crazed parents who use the ‘transgender’ identification of their children as a weapon in custody battles.
Far-left members of the Colorado state House advanced a bill on Tuesday evening that would direct courts considering child custody cases to favor parents who push radical gender ideology and penalize parents who do not ‘affirm’ their child’s identification as ‘transgender.
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/04/state-enabled-kidnapping-colorado-democrat-bill-would-give-custody-of-kids-to-parents-who-push-trans-mutilation/
McClain…was injured in a drive-by shooting at 10 years old.
Was he hit because the firearm’s magazine could hold more than ten rounds? Was he hit because the background check was too quick? Was he hit because someone used a super deadly 13-inch barrel instead of a more acceptable 16-inch barrel? Was a scary stabilizing brace involved? Was a suppressor used? If they didn’t use a suppressor, he might have heard the shot and gotten out of the way. That’s how it works, right? Did someone use a firearm that wasn’t on California’s approved list? Is that why he was hit? Let’s get the word out journalists! Tell the truth! Or maybe just keep churning out the propaganda.
Okay , violence, a gun saved my ass during a car jacking.