The Pledge and Day of National Concern
The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence will be observed in schools throughout the country on October 24th, 2007, a Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence. The Pledge encourages young people to take a proactive stance in reducing gun violence.
The Pledge is a national observance giving students throughout the country the chance to sign a voluntary promise that they will:
- never carry a gun to school
- never resolve a dispute with a gun
- use their influence with their friends to keep them from resolving disputes with guns
The Pledge will be followed by an acknowledgment of the importance of individual decisions, multiplied.