Join us to kick off summer gun safety!
On Tuesday, June 3, partners in Buncombe County will launch a month of events to recognize and honor June as Gun Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Wear orange and join us at the steps at Pack Square Park at 12:30 p.m. for the annual photo opportunity to show your support for gun safety in your community.
Buncombe County remains committed to raising awareness about and preventing community violence in our community. In honor of Gun Violence Prevention and Awareness Month in June, we would like to invite all partners to take a picture and show how many people in our community care about those impacted by gun violence and are committed to ending gun violence in our community.
Feel free to forward this invite to anyone else you think might be interested.
Gun safety events you can join to show your support include:
Tuesday, June 3:
- 12:30 p.m.: Wear Orange Photo at Pack Square Park steps
- 2 – 6 p.m.: Asheville Police Department hosts a NC S.A.F.E. Event at Sportsman Warehouse at the Tanger Outlets
- 5 p.m.: Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will issue a proclamation to recognize June 1–7 as NC S.A.F.E. Week of Action and June 2025 to be Gun Violence Prevention and Awareness Month
Saturday, June 7
- 12:30- 3:30 p.m.: Guns to Gardens Safe Surrender Event at First Baptist Church of Asheville. Community members can bring unloaded guns to the drive-thru-style event, where the surrendered guns will be turned into garden tools.
Saturday, June 28:
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11 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Family Fun & Safety First event hosted by Community-Based Public Health response to Violence (CPrV) partners, including the PEACE Team, a collaboration of YTL, Sparc Foundation, My Daddy Taught Me That and Buncombe County. Family Fun Day with Safety First is a free, family-friendly community event focused on fun, connection, and safety education. This event at Martin Luther King Junior Park will bring together families, youth, community members and organizations, law enforcement, and juvenile justice system partners to share the importance of gun violence prevention and enjoy a celebratory and safe summer. More details on this event are upcoming!