A majority of Americans say they or a family member has experienced gun violence, such as witnessing a shooting, being threatened by a person with a gun, or being shot.
Pratt said he feels guilty he wasn’t able to help a close friend who died by suicide with a gun several years ago. The man had recently lost a job and had his car repossessed and came to Pratt to talk about his troubles. Pratt spent the visit asking for parenting advice, without realizing how much his friend was hurting.Gun violence has also shaped the trajectory of Bernice Grisby’s life.
Grisby, 35, was shot for the first time when she was 8, while playing on swings at her school in Oakland. She was shot a second time at age 15, when she was talking to friends after school. One of her friends died that day and another lost an eye; Grisby was shot in the hip and experiences chronic pain from the wound.It was the kind of imperious broadside that would strike fear into the hearts of most politicians.
Two of her brothers were fatally shot in their 20s. Her 15-year-old daughter was recently robbed at gunpoint. Rather than leaving Oakland, Grisby is trying to save it. She works as a street counselor to young people at high risk of gun violence through Oakland’s East Bay Asian Youth Center, which aims to help young people living in poverty, trauma and neglect.
“My life is a gift from God,” Grisby said. “I am happy to be here to support the youth and know that I am making a difference.”
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