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Step 1: Dedication

Would you like to submit your personal story with gun violence to be included on the Moments That Survive story wall? You can share your own experience or memories in honor of a loved one.

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Step 2: Story name

What name would you like to appear with this story?

This can be you or your loved one’s full name or a nickname. You can leave this blank if you wish to be anonymous.

Step 3: Story content

Sharing a story honors the memories of those whose lives have been changed by gun violence.

Your Moments That Survive story can reflect any personal experience with gun violence. This can include, but is not limited to, experiences with suicide, homicide, being wounded, domestic violence, and witnessing gun violence. Use this page as a guide as you consider sharing your story.

Please read our story submission criteria

Thank you for taking the time to share your story and photograph on the Moments that Survive memory wall. To ensure that this website is a safe space to share stories, moderators review all posts before they are visible on the website. Please save a backup of your story prior to submitting. You will receive an email when your submission appears on the website. Everytown reserves the right to reject the submission if it does not meet the guidelines below. For more information, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Sharing how your life has changed because of gun violence or a special memory of your loved one can be very meaningful. Moments That Survive helps to tell the stories behind the statistics. This can inspire others who read your post to learn about you or the person behind your Moment. If you feel comfortable, please tell us who your loved one was as a person or how your own life has changed because of gun violence.

Please consider sharing a photo on the next page of the submission process. Images are a powerful way to help people better connect with your story.

Guidelines for Submission:
Safety and privacy are of the utmost importance. Please note that all posts must adhere to the following guidelines:

Please proofread your post. If the story is hard to understand, we may not be able to accept your post.
If you are posting about someone taken by gun violence, please make clear your relationship to the person.
Stories must be no more than 200 words.
Please do not include personal identifiable information. In your story, you should avoid sharing phone numbers, mailing addresses, or emails.
Stories that contain malicious, threatening, illegal, graphic, abusive, offensive or otherwise inappropriate content, or that promotes or advocates illegal activity may not be posted.
Posts that contain inaccurate or malicious attacks related to any person, entity, or organization will not be posted onto the site.
Please do not include names or images of perpetrators in posts.
You can highlight your foundation or organization’s work, but this page cannot be used to request donations.
No commercial solicitation or promotion of products is allowed on the site.
Please only include photographs or other materials that you own.
Posts that describe suicide in a positive way or encourage people to harm themselves or to make suicide seem like an accepted solution will not be accepted on the site.
The post should not be insensitive to surviving family members.
Posts should not lead a viewer to experience anxiety, depression, or feelings of isolation and despair.
The post should not misrepresent data or information.
The post should not lead a person to experience mental, psychological, emotional or physical harm.
Posts that express self-harm will not be accepted on the site.
Stories without a personal connection to gun violence will not be accepted.
Posts should not include broad political statements or arguments.

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In what state did your experience with gun violence occur?

Your response will appear with your Moments That Survive story. If you would prefer not to share the location, select “Prefer not to say” from the dropdown below.

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Step 4: Photo

Please share a photo for your story.

Images are a powerful way to help people better connect with your story.

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Learn more about the criteria for story submissions

Thank you for your willingness to share your photograph on the Moments that Survive Memory Wall. To ensure that this website is a safe space for survivors to share their stories, all posts are reviewed by moderators before they are visible on the website. You will receive an email notification when your submission appears on the website. Everytown reserves the right to reject the submission if it does not meet the criteria listed below.

Guidelines for Submission:
Safety and privacy are of the utmost importance. Therefore, please be advised that all photos must adhere to the following guidelines:

User submitting the photo must have permission to share the photo.
Photos that contain malicious, threatening, illegal, graphic, abusive, offensive or otherwise inappropriate content may not be posted.
Photos that include personal information, such as phone number, mailing address, or email will not be permitted.
Photos that contain inaccurate or malicious attacks related to any person, entity, or organization will not be posted onto the site.
No commercial solicitation or promotion of products is allowed on the site.

Step 5: Personal Information

Please enter your name, email, and zip code. This information allows us to contact you if we have questions about your story.

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Step 6: Terms & Conditions

Please read our disclaimer before submitting your story.

By using this site to upload a submission, you automatically grant Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and any current or future parents, affiliates, or subsidiaries a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to itself or any other party to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such submission (in whole or in part) worldwide, with or without attribution, and/or to incorporate into other works in any form or media for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content or information. You also acknowledge that such submissions (in the form received) are non-confidential for all purposes and that Everytown owes no obligation of confidentiality, attribution, or approval, and has no control over the extent to which any idea or information may be used by any other party or person. You will receive no compensation for any submission and waive any right to enforce any intellectual property or proprietary right against Everytown and its parent, affiliates, and subsidiaries as a result of or on the basis of any use of any submission, including without limitation any right of publicity or likeness right. You agree not to submit anything that would be considered defamatory, abusive, violative of any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any third party, or unlawful in any other way. You further represent and warrant that you own all necessary rights and permissions to republish any material, including photographs, that you submit.

You are not permitted to upload or submit any material to this site if you are under 13 years of age. If you are at least 13 years of age and less than 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction of residence), you may only upload or submit material with the permission and supervision of your parent or legal guardian, who consents to these terms. By using this site to upload a submission, you represent that: (i) you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction of residence); or (ii) if you are at least 13 years of age and less than 18 years of age, your parent or legal guardian has given you permission to use this site and make said submission, and has consented to these terms governing the site and submission.

Everytown is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring any user submissions and encourages all of its users to use reasonable discretion and caution in evaluating or reviewing any submission. Nevertheless, Everytown may make minor edits primarily for grammar, spelling or redaction to ensure that posts are in accordance with the guidelines listed above. Please note that posts on this website will be visible to the public and can be shared by anyone who accesses the website on social media.

Please note that once you submit your post, you will not be able to access it again to make changes or edits. If you see an error on your post once it is on the site or if you decide that you no longer want your story to be visible on the site, you can email moments@everytown.org at any time to request that your story be removed. Everytown reserves the right to make final decisions regarding the publication or removal of any submission in accordance with the story submission guidelines above. You have read and agree to abide by the submission guidelines. Everytown may, in its sole discretion, take whatever action is necessary to protect its legal or equitable rights, or otherwise enforce the terms of this agreement.

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Thank You

Thank you for sharing your experience with gun violence. Our moderator will review your submission before the story appears on the site. You will receive an email when the story has been published. In the meantime, if you would like to learn more about and join the Everytown Survivor Network, please do so here.

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