LA County Library 

• Gun Violence Awareness
• LA County Library is giving away gun locks at our 6 Tool Lending Library locations: Compton, Lancaster, Malibu, Norwalk, Rosemead, and San Fernando. Each household may receive up to 2 free gun locks along with essential gun safety education materials. No personal information, including name, identification, telephone number, or library cards, will be required to obtain a gun lock.
   

Public Health

• Gun Safety Tools and Resources
• Office of Violence Prevention’s Community Event & Resource Fair – Gun violence is a public health crisis that affects individuals, families, and entire communities. Join us in raising awareness and promoting prevention. This free family-friendly event will feature firearm safety education and resources, free gun locks – no questions asked, guest speakers and local organizations offering support and services, community healing activities, including yoga, art, and a sound bath to honor all lives impacted by gun violence.
  • Saturday, June 7 from 12-3pm
    Monterey Park City Hall
    320 W. Newmark Ave.
    Monterey Park, CA 91754
  • Visit this link to RSVP.
  • Download the event flyer.
• Gun Violence Prevention & Awareness Workshop
  • Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 12:30pm-1:30pm
    ANTELOPE VALLEY WELLNESS COMMUNITY
    335-B East Ave K-6 Lancaster, CA 93535
  • Download the event flyer

Additional Resources and Events

• Community Resource Center Wilmington Gun Safety and Violence Prevention Panel – Together for Safer Communities: CRC Wilmington, along with the L.A. Care Health Equity Department, invites you to attend the Gun Safety and Violence Prevention Panel. This conversation will feature voices from the community, the Los Angeles County Office of Violence Prevention, and others. Free gun locks and gun safety resources will be distributed.Please call the Community Resource Center at (213) 428-1490 for questions and pre-registration. Children are welcome to view a kid-friendly movie during this event! Light refreshments will be provided. This discussion will also be interpreted in Spanish.
  • Friday, June 6 from 1-3pm
    911 N. Avalon Blvd.
    Wilmington, CA 90744
  • Download the event flyer
• Wear Orange Block Party at the Mural – All are welcome to join as we observe National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend. Join us for food, fun, music, vendors and community support.
  • Saturday, June 7 from 1-3:30pm
    South LA’s Stop the Violence Mural
    1848 W. Florence Ave.
    Los Angeles, CA 90047
  • Download the event flyer.
• Gun Buy Back Event – Supervisor Janice Hahn will be partnering with the Long Beach Police Department for this Gun Buy Back event.
  • June 28 from 8am-4pm
    Admiral Kidd Park
    2125 Santa Fe Ave.
    Long Beach, CA 90810
  • Download the event flyer (Spanish, English).
• Gun Violence Awareness Booklist – OVP and the Los Angeles County Library collaborated on a booklist, offering insightful reading recommendations to deepen understanding and provoke meaningful conversations about gun violence and the impact it has on our communities.
  • Access the booklist here.