TELL NBC TO AIR PC(USA) GUN
VIOLENCE DOCUMENTARY – TRIGGER
IN PRIME TIME
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons
(daughters) of God. (Matthew5:9)
Trigger Documentary –
Produced by the PC(USA)
NBC
has first dibs through May, 2013, on airing a PC(USA)-produced documentary on
gun violence. The documentary named TRIGGER:The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence is produced by award-winning
producer David Barnhart. Our latest inquiry reveals that many of the local NBC
affiliates are not even aware that the documentary exists. We need your help! Pleasecall your local NBC affiliate today and request that the
documentary be aired in prime time given the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut,
and more than 30,000 people killed in the U.S. every year by gun violence.
To find your local NBC affiliate,
go to NBC’s website, search by state and choose your local station.
Once on the right website, look for a “contact us” or “feedback” link. Ask them to air TRIGGER in prime time.
Gun
violence daily affects communities on levels equivalent with major natural and
human disasters, and it is seen in almost every community. We may hear briefly
about the victims and survivors of these shootings, but what happens after the
media attention moves on and the wider public becomes numb to "just
another shooting"? Drawing upon conversations with lawmakers, emergency
room chaplains and surgeons, survivors and victims' families, former ATF officials,
police officers, community leaders and others, this documentary shares the
story of how gun violence impacts individuals and communities and examines the
"ripple effect" that one shooting has on a survivor, a family, a
community, and a society. TRIGGER
also addresses the critical issue of gun violence prevention (such as keeping
guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill) by moving the
conversation away from the polarizing extremes that have long dominated the
debate and by lifting up the voice and experiences of those who seek common
ground and a new way forward. View the documentary trailer. Please
call today! Encourage your friends and
church members to do the same.
Resources for
responding to gun-related tragedy:
In the Aftermath of Two Mass Shootings this Week: a statement from Stated
Clerk Gradye Parsons and Presbyterian Mission Agency Executive Director Linda
Valentine
Prayer Litany for victims of gun violence
