Category: Gun Violence Prevention & Advocacy

Firearm suicide accounts for roughly 60% of gun deaths in America. Safe storage, honest conversation, and recognizing warning signs can save the people you love. Here is what families need to know.

We are having the wrong conversation about gun violence. The real solutions are practical, proven, and underfunded. Here is the conversation America refuses to have.

I ran for Congress in Wisconsin in 2016 against a 38-year incumbent. I lost. But the campaign taught me five leadership lessons that changed how I run teams, make decisions, and show up.

Khary Penebaker lost his mother Joyce to firearm suicide when he was 20 months old. That loss shaped everything. Now a father of three and Everytown fellow, he fights to keep other families from learning the same grief.

Gun violence isn’t someone else’s problem. My mother died by gun suicide in a suburb. Here is what I tell people who think it doesn’t affect them.

I spent years performing confidence instead of practicing honesty. When I finally admitted I did not have all the answers, my team stepped up in ways I never expected.

On December 14, 2020, I walked into the Wisconsin State Capitol to cast my Electoral College vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. It was my second time serving as a presidential elector. The first was in 2016 for Hillary Clinton.

Business leadership and community advocacy aren’t competing priorities. They’re complementary disciplines. Here’s how they make each other stronger.

Changing policy is not about being the loudest voice in the room. It starts with showing up, learning the process, and building relationships with the people who have the power to act. Here’s how one person can actually move the needle.

I did not plan to become a gun violence prevention advocate. But there is a straight line from losing my mother to the career I am building now.