Ask police to recommend a self-defense class. Invest in trigger locks, gun cabinets with a lock, or pistol lock boxes. Lock up ammunition separately. Support school staff in their efforts to keep guns, knives, and other weapons out of schools. Encourage students to report any weapons they know about on school grounds to the police or school authorities.
Young people can and do organize against handgun violence.
Show students how to settle arguments without resorting to violence. Teach them to deal with conflict by calming down, identifying the problem, compromising, and asking someone else to listen to both sides. Report stolen weapons and carry and use violations to law enforcement. Work with your Neighborhood Watch or other groups to hold a forum on how guns and violence effect the community. Include police, schools, youth, local government, youth agencies, and religious organizations.