Walk The Talk America bridges gap between mental health and gun owners (VIDEO)

By GDC Staff


A new initiative, Walk The Talk America, dispels misconceptions surrounding mental health and gun ownership through education, research and key partnerships within the gun industry.
Started in July 2018, the group brings together leaders in the gun industry all working towards reducing gun violence, negligence and suicide. Michael Sodini, President of Eagle Imports, is an instrumental part of the organization’s development. Pouring his heart and soul into the project, Sodini’s mission is to better serve those in the gun community.
“I started Walk The Talk America because as a firearms industry we have no outlet. There’s a stigma that’s put on mental health. (Gun owners) don’t like being stigmatized. The mental health community doesn’t like being stigmatized,” Sondini said. “Let’s work together on programs and policies that make sense and don’t take away anyone’s rights.”
The stigma surrounding mental health is the very reason why so many gun owners opt to remain silent, internally struggling instead of seeking help. Genevieve Jones, social influencer behind the Instagram handle Beyond The Unknown, knows first hand what it’s like. Jones is a vocal mental health and gun rights activist using her own experiences with anxiety, PTSD and OCD as a means to encourage others and break

Source: Guns.com