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In March 2018, Selena Gomez shared the march's hashtag #MarchForOurLives with the message: "Protect kids, not guns!" and this post had received 2 million likes. [ 123 ] Lady Gaga also documented the march, releasing a series of Instagram videos calling for action from politicians to enforce stricter gun laws. [ 124 ]
Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.
Marion Hammer, the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) lobbyist who promoted stand-your-ground laws, created the Eddie Eagle GunSafe program in the late 1980s as a "superior alternative to negligent storage legislation, or laws meant to punish adults when children shoot themselves or someone else with an unsecured gun."
“The research on aggressive play in kids would tell us that they actually do need opportunities to practice aggression through play, but that does not mean it needs to happen through [toy] guns ...
While toy guns won't make kids violent, there's no denying that real gun violence exists. Patel says it's imperative to educate children about the difference between toy guns and real guns.
In order to do so, Mills started the organization "Shoot Basketballs Not People," an after-school league for the young men and women of Philadelphia's poverty-stricken inner cities.
The producers had a group of schoolchildren (aged 3 to 10 years old) watch the Eddie Eagle video along with a presentation by a police officer on gun safety. While the children all appeared to understand the message that guns are not toys, when the children were left alone with prop guns (and a hidden camera capturing their reactions), they all ...
Many gun control advocates have celebrated McDonald’s decision to charge the Crumbleys and hope it will set a precedent that requires parents to face legal consequences for failing to keep guns ...