As a pre-assembly event in May, the Relations and Communications Work Group sponsored the showing of the film,Trigger: The Effects of Gun Violence, which was produced by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Following the film Jean Demmler, a member of the work group, an elder at Capitol Heights Church and a member of the General Assembly’s Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy, led a discussion about the film. To see a clip of the film click here.
Many requested the links to helpful resources mentioned during the event. The website and resource links about gun violence are as follows:
Trigger study guide - $5.00 - http://store.pcusa.org/Trigger-Study-and-Action-Guide
Gun Violence, Gospel Values: Mobilizing in Response to God’s Call – report approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010) - https://www.pcusa.org/resource/gun-violence-gospel-values-mobilizing-response-god/
Washington Theological Consortium Resource Pages - http://washtheocon.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Christian-Churches-and-Gun-Violence-3.pdf
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Resources - http://www.presbypeacefellowship.org/gun-violence/resources#.VVuSZ03bL3g
Congregational toolkit - http://www.presbypeacefellowship.org/files/gunviolence/GVP%20Toolkit2.pdf
Presbyterian Mission Resources for Responding to Gun Violence - http://www.presbyterianmission.org/gunviolence/
PC(USA) Resources on Gun Violence – http://www.pcusa.org/browse/resources-resource/tag/gun%20violence/ (many are duplicates from the mission resources but all in one place)
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Resource material - http://pda.pcusa.org/situation/hcd/
Shootings responded to by PDA - http://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/pda/pdfs/shootings_responded_to_by_presbyterian_disaster_assistance.pdf