I heard a surprising and horrifying statistic just two days ago that I'm sure many of you are aware of, and maybe some of you are not. Regardless of whether or not you are aware of the statistic itself, more than likely you can put a name and a face of someone YOU actually KNOW with this statistic, even if you don't know they've had this type of experience, or maybe you can put your own name to it.
Perhaps it is just that I am, by nature, a very emotional and empathetic person, but, hearing these types of statistics does in deed make me want to mourn (and in fact, it did make me cry).
Statistics
Myths and Facts
So I urge you to do what you can to contribute to the efforts to combat these acts of violence.