Gun violence impacts communities around the country and costs companies millions annually Gun violence is a national human rights issue in the U.S. related to the most severe human rights abuse—the right to life. While it cuts across class, race, ethnic, and geographic lines, it disproportionately impacts communities of color. Businesses, their employees, business partners, and customers are likely to have been impacted by gun violence at some point. Gun violence is a national problem • 58 percent of American adults or someone they care for have experienced gun violence in their lifetime. • On average, more than 100 Americans are killed with guns every day, and hundreds more are wounded. In the U.S., it’s possible to go to work— be it at a retail store, a corporate office, Companies lose millions annually due to gun violence a distribution center, or a grocery store—on an otherwise normal day and • Gun violence costs taxpayers, businesses, survivors, families, and never come home to your family. communities $280 billion per year—on top of the immeasurable emotional costs. • Employers lose $1.4 million a day in productivity, revenue, and costs associated with gun violence.