--- description: We asked participants in TIME and JR's "Guns in America" project to react to the Pittsburgh shooting and to the spray painted "11" on the "Guns in America" mural in New York City. Here's some of what they had to say title: Guns in America: 12 Participants From TIME Cover React to Pittsburgh Shooting and Mural Spray Painting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29d790ae596c17b9/69893dee4ee26284993133ea/jr-houston-bowery-wall-shooting-ed-desk.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Guns in America: 12 Participants From TIME Cover React to Pittsburgh Shooting and Mural Spray Painting by [Abigail Abrams](/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 1, 2018 6:34 PM CUT  A red spray painted number 11, an apparent reference to the individuals slain in Pittsburgh, is seen on the "Guns in America" mural created by TIME and the artist JR on the Houston Bowery Wall in New York City. A red spray painted number 11, an apparent reference to the individuals slain in Pittsburgh, is seen on the "Guns in America" mural created by TIME and the artist JR on the Houston Bowery Wall in New York City.Andres Kudacki for TIME by [Abigail Abrams](/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 1, 2018 6:34 PM CUT We asked participants in [TIME and JR’s “Guns in America” project](http://time.com/longform/guns-america/ "undefined") to react to [the Pittsburgh shooting](http://time.com/5437299/pittsburgh-tree-of-life-shooting-vigil/ "undefined") and to the spray painted “11” on the “Guns in America” mural in New York City. Here’s some of what they had to say: ## **Gabrielle Giffords, former U.S. Representative; co-founder, Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence** --- > “” --- ## **Mollie Davis, student activist** --- > “” --- ## **Dr. Michael Foreman, trauma surgeon** --- > “” --- ## **Gabriella Hoffman, media strategist and Resurgent writer** --- > “” --- ## **Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Ca.)** --- > “” --- ## **Kyleanne Hunter, Vice president of programs, Brady Campaign & Center to Prevent Gun Violence** “As a Marine officer, I fought around the world to stop violent hate. The easy access to guns in this country has made already vile hate deadly. Every time an American kills another American we do the enemy’s job for them. With a week to the election it is incumbent on all of us to elect candidates that make gun violence prevention a priority. “ ## **Curtis Lavarello, Executive director, School Safety Advocacy Council** --- > “” --- ## **Cassidy O’Neill, Graduate student, University of North Texas** --- > “” --- ## **John Feinblatt, President, Everytown for Gun Safety** --- > “” --- ## **Sharon Crossland, mortgage servicing specialist** --- > “” --- ## **Beth Poquette Drews, Teacher, middle school music** --- > “” --- ## **Amanda Johnson, Advocate, Texas Moms Demand Action** --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5441701/guns-in-america-reactions-pittsburgh/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5441701/guns-in-america-reactions-pittsburgh/"},"headline":"Guns in America: 12 Participants From TIME Cover React to Pittsburgh Shooting and Mural Spray Painting","datePublished":"2018-11-01T18:34:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:47:38.044Z","description":"From prayers to anger to calls of action","url":"https://time.com/5441701/guns-in-america-reactions-pittsburgh/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29d790ae596c17b9/69893dee4ee26284993133ea/jr-houston-bowery-wall-shooting-ed-desk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Abigail Abrams","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29d790ae596c17b9/69893dee4ee26284993133ea/jr-houston-bowery-wall-shooting-ed-desk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"JR Houston Bowery Wall Shooting Ed Desk","caption":"A red spray painted number 11, an apparent reference to the individuals slain in Pittsburgh, is seen on the \"Guns in America\" mural created by TIME and the artist JR on the Houston Bowery Wall in New York City.","creditText":"Andres Kudacki for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5441701/guns-in-america-reactions-pittsburgh/","name":"Guns in America: 12 Participants From TIME Cover React to Pittsburgh Shooting and Mural Spray Painting"}}]}] ```