SFIC Responds to Sacramento Shootings
Monday, April 4, 2022 -- The San Francisco Interfaith Council Board of Directors, our constituent congregations, judicatories, religious-based schools and healthcare institutions, along with our faith-based social service agencies, share in the Sacramento community's collective grief over the senseless and horrific loss of life in the shootings that occurred early Sunday, April 3, 2022. We pray for the souls of the six victims who perished and the twelve injured, their families and loved ones who grieve and those traumatized by this attack.
Sadly, this attack is yet another in a long series of tragedies perpetrated by those who have access to and use guns as weapons against innocent and helpless victims. The necessity to issue statements such as this will only cease when the root cause of such violence is seriously and responsibly addressed. The SFIC values its longstanding relationship with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and today looks to this respected organization for guidance on constructive ways to respond to this tragic event. The time is now for communities of faith and their leaders to stand together with a strong, unified and prophetic voice and call for an end to gun violence.
