For 25 years North Carolinians Against Gun Violence has worked as the only statewide non-profit organization dedicated to reducing gun death and injury. According to the CDC, in 2018, 1,416 North Carolinians were killed by gun violence – 3.8 lives lost per day. That year, North Carolina ranked seventh nationally for the number of firearm-related deaths. We lose a child a week to firearms, often in a child’s own home. Gun violence is a national epidemic regardless of age, race, or community. Gun violence is taking the lives of our children, our parents, and our neighbors. NCGV is a membership organization with members across the state. Our membership is a diverse group of parents, gun owners, youth, law enforcement officers and anyone who believes we can do something to end gun violence.