End Family Fire Scholarship Competition

Brady and Ad Council Announce Student Winners of First-Ever “End Family Fire” Scholarship Competition

September 29, 2019September 27, 2019 Stuart Mitchell

Every day in the United States, eight kids are unintentionally injured or killed by “family fire,” a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home. Brady and the Ad Council announced the winners of the first-ever End Family Fire Scholarship Competition. The winning videos, “You Told Me” and “Curiosity,” encourage gun owners to store firearms securely to help prevent these tragic incidents. The grand prize winners are: High school student Amelia Montagnino from Bethesda, Maryland (“You Told Me”) College student Alexandra Franklin from Detroit, Michigan (“Curiosity”)…

“End Family Fire” Campaign Launches Scholarship Competition to Promote Safe Gun Storage

May 30, 2019May 26, 2019 Stuart Mitchell

In the United States, 4.6 million children live in homes with access to unlocked or unsupervised guns. To help prevent incidents of “family fire,” a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home which results in death or injury, the Ad Council and Brady (formerly known as the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence) are hosting the End Family Fire Scholarship Competition. The nationwide competition invites high school and college students to create a video promoting safe gun storage, which can help prevent tragedies caused by…