Leave Guns in the Game: Gen Z Gamers and Content Creators Partner with Project Unloaded to Take on Gun Violence
For the first time, TikTokers, YouTubers and Twitch streamers are working together to reach millions of Gen Z gamers with the facts on why they’re safer unarmed CHICAGO – To reach young gamers with the facts on why they’re safer unarmed, the gun violence prevention organization Project Unloaded launched a new campaign in partnership with more than a dozen […]
WHYY Philadelphia: Many Gen Zers deal with higher rates of mental health challenges and firearm suicides, according to a new report
Project Unloaded’s report, Triggering, outlines strategies to improve mental health, prevent suicides, and enhance community safety concerning gun issues. By Sandra Jones One in five students in the School District of Philadelphia has considered suicide, according to the district’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which also found that firearm access quadruples the risk. That statistic […]
Project Unloaded on Fifth Circuit Decision on Young Adult Gun Sale Ban: “We Cannot Rely on Courts to Protect Us. Young People Must Protect Each Other.”
CHICAGO – This afternoon, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the federal restriction on 18-20-year-olds purchasing handguns. In response to the news, the Gen Z-focused gun violence prevention organization Project Unloaded released the following statements: “This ruling is an invitation to the gun industry to keep marketing guns to young people,” said Nina […]
WBBM: Chicago nonprofit changing gun violence narrative one teen at a time
by Lisa Fielding CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) – Cherie Animashaun, 20, says her first memory of the danger of guns was when her mother wouldn’t let her go to her favorite park anymore. “I remember in kindergarten, I used to go to the park behind my house in Evanston, and, one day, my mom told me we […]
ABC-7: Chicago-based Project Unloaded reaches out to teens in effort to reduce gun violence
The teens say they are talking to their peers, using social media for good By Leah Hope CHICAGO (WLS) — Young people are being impacted by gun violence, directly and indirectly. Some young people in the Chicago area are taking action to try to reduce gun violence. The teens say they are talking to their peers, […]
REPORT: Gun Violence is Contributing to Gen Z’s Mental Health Concerns
New Study on Gen Z Views on Mental Health and Guns Highlights Gen Z’s Alarming Experience with Gun Violence and Mental Health Issues and Willingness to Think Independently on Future Gun Ownership Among the 30% of Young People Who’ve Experienced Gun Violence, 55% Reported Feeling Worried about Their Mental Health – 16 Points Higher than […]
Tri-City Voice: Fremont teens work on Gun Smoke report
Guns returned to TV following strikes, but audiences preferred shows without guns By:Marc Vicente Under the second amendment of our Constitution, citizens have the right to bear arms. While this makes it legal to own guns, does owning any really help keep people safe? The people behind Project Unloaded believe otherwise. Founded by Executive Director […]
No Matter What Happens Next, Gun Culture Must Change
Ahead of election day, Project Unloaded makes the case that the work to reset the cultural narrative on guns must continue CHICAGO – Tomorrow, Americans will select the next set of leaders to hold public office in DC and beyond. Ahead of polls closing, Project Unloaded released the following statements on the future of gun […]
REPORT: Following Hollywood Strikes, Guns Returned to TV, but Audiences Preferred Content without Guns
After dropping dramatically during the 2023 Hollywood strikes, guns returned to network TV in 2024 – but shows without guns won the ratings wars CHICAGO – A study released by the gun violence prevention group Project Unloaded reveals that gun portrayals on TV this fall returned to close to 2022 levels following the 2023 writers […]
Teen Vogue: Kamala Harris Has a Gun in Her Home—But Guns Don’t Make Us Safer
A 17-year-old questions Vice President Kamala Harris’s gun ownership while gun violence is the number-one killer of children and teens in the US. By Lillian Lee-Sin October 21, 2024 At a campaign event in Michigan Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters, “If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot.” In the weeks since, she’s talked more about her […]