According to the non-profit Gun Violence Archive, there have been 239 school shootings nationwide since it began tracking the shootings about a year after the Sandy Hook attack. It defines a school shooting as any gunfire on school property when students, faculty or staff are on the site. “I want these to last.” This wasn’t the first time Avaaz had tackled the issue of gun violence with an eye-catching display. More than 650 children have been killed or wounded by gunfire this year, according to Gun Violence Archive. There were, however, several people affected by gun violence drawn in by the spectacle.

Source: thestar March 14, 2018 01:18 UTC