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Ju'stice Second Anonymous Gun Turn-In Proves To Be A Success Again

During our second Anonymous Gun Turn-In event, our community once again showed its strength and commitment to protecting our youth. Three weapons were surrendered, including an illegally modified AR-style rifle, along with additional ammunition. For anyone who understands the impact of illegal firearms in the hands of young people, this is no small thing. This is prevention at work.

What continues to stand out is how these items were surrendered. Quietly. Safely. Without fear of judgment. Through an environment built on trust, compassion, and confidentiality. That is the promise of our initiative and our community is responding.

Every weapon surrendered is a life potentially saved. Every round of ammunition turned in is an act of protection. We are removing tools of harm before tragedy can take place. And we are doing it while honoring the dignity of the families and individuals who step forward.

This event reaffirmed that anonymous, community-centered intervention can work. When people are given a safe and private way to do what they feel is right, they take it. They protect their children. They protect their neighbors. They protect futures.

We are not measuring success by numbers alone. We are measuring it in lives untouched by violence, in the futures still possible, in the conversations opened, and in the trust being built.

And with each event, that trust grows.

We are still early in this mission, and yet, the impact is already undeniable.

We are removing weapons.We are protecting children.We are strengthening community.

And we are just getting started.

First Installment Of Anonymous Gun Drop Series Proved To Be A Major Success

When Ju'stice and The Edgewood Foundation hosted our very first Anonymous Gun Drop, eight guns were surrendered along with ammunition both during the event and in the days that followed. For some, eight may look like a small number, but to us, and to those who understand the reality of gun violence among our youth, know eight guns removed from circulation means countless lives protected.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott reminded us of something powerful that day. He told us not to focus on the number of weapons collected, but instead to remember a conversation we once had about what truly matters: the potential lives saved. One gun turned in can mean one shooting prevented. One family spared. One child still here. One future still possible.

And that is everything.

This work is not about headlines or statistics. It is about intervention before tragedy occurs. It is about giving families a safe space to act, without fear or shame. It is about protecting our children and choosing life over silence.

That first gun drop was just the beginning. It sparked conversations. It built trust. It opened doors. It showed our community that change does not start with thousands, it starts with one. We are just getting started.And we’re not stopping.

Ju'stice Brings In Major Ammuniton Drop After Anonymous Gun Drop

There are moments when a community decides that it will take its future into its own hands. Recently, during our first Anonymous Gun Turn-In event, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition were surrendered. Some of the items collected included extended clips and drums often associated with high-risk shootings. What made this moment truly powerful was that the action came from families themselves. Parents, grandparents, and community members stepped forward because they wanted to protect their children and safeguard their neighborhoods. We equate every piece of ammunition and weapon seized as a potential life saved. That places us at over 2,000 potential lives saved.

Please review the full story and see the ammunition recovered at the link below.

https://www.wistv.com/2025/08/18/anonymous-gun-turn-in-leads-major-ammo-drop/

This was more than a turn-in event. It was a declaration of care, responsibility, and unity. It was a community choosing prevention before tragedy ever has the chance to happen.

Ju’Stice was founded in honor of our founders' son, Julian, who was taken from us as an innocent bystander just two days before his 17th birthday. His life and his love continue to guide the work we do. Ju’Stice was created from the deepest pain, but its mission is rooted in hope, purpose, and the belief that no other family should have to experience this kind of loss.

Our work focuses not only on removing guns and ammunition from our communities, but also on addressing the deeper challenges that place our young people at risk. The ability to turn in these items anonymously gave them a safe and compassionate path toward protecting their children.

To truly protect our youth, we must go further than removal alone. We must invest in them. We must see them, hear them, and provide real opportunities for them to grow, lead, and belong. If we do not offer them healthy spaces to find that connection, the cycles we are working to break will continue.

At Ju’Stice, we are committed to mentorship, healing support, community trust-building, and long-term youth empowerment. Prevention has to be proactive. It must be consistent. It must be grounded in love.

This work does not begin and end with a single event. It continues every day in conversations, in classrooms, living rooms, churches, and in the small, brave actions of families doing their best to protect their children.

If you would like to support this work, you can contribute in ways that truly matter:

Donate: https://donorbox.org/anonymous-gun-dropConnect or

Volunteer: justiceforjuliansc@gmail.comLearn More: juliansjustice.comFollow and Share: @JuliansJustice

Every act of support, no matter the size, helps save lives.

This work is in honor of Julian, and in honor of every child whose life still has time to change. We are choosing hope. We are choosing our children. We are choosing community. And we are just getting started.