Who: Richmond owned Sugar Shack joins with the Richmond Police Department to increase public awareness about gun safety on National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend, coinciding with National Doughnut Day of June 3.
Sugar Shack will be offering orange decorated doughnuts so community members can show their support of gun safety.
What: Lt. Robert Flemming of the Richmond Police Department, Fourth Precinct will provide a demonstration with a gun safe and offer recommended tips for gun safety that members of the community can adopt.
Orange sprinkled doughnuts is a great way to start a conversation about gun safety in our community.
Additionally, Sugar Shack shows their support of local law enforcement Officers by offering complimentary coffee and doughnuts to RPD officers throughout the weekend.
When: 9:15 a.m., This morning, Friday, June 3, 2022 - Media availability
RPD officers spreading awareness
Orange sprinkled doughnuts
- Every day, more than 110 Americans are killed with guns according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Richmond gun homicides:
- 2019-52
- 2020-61
- 2021-76
- Richmond gun violent crime: (not including homicide)
- 2019- 533
- 2020- 526
- 2021- 498
- Common-sense gun safety recommendations:
- Secure your firearm by using a gun safe.
- Never leave your firearm in your vehicle.
- Turn in unwanted firearms call the Department of Emergency Communications Center at (804) 646-5100 to have an officer come to you and safely retrieve the firearm. RPD will properly dispose all unwanted firearms.
- You can earn cash by helping keep illegal firearms off the streets of Richmond through the GUN250 program. If you know of someone illegally-possessing weapons you can report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
- The color orange has become the defining color of the gun violence prevention awareness day, as the color worn by hunters in the woods to protect themselves and others.
- The history of wearing orange:
- Thousands of people wear the color orange to honor the memory of a young lady in Chicago who was shot and killed on a playground. Soon after this tragedy, her life was commemorated by wearing orange which is now observed every June.
