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GUESS THE STATES WHO WILL RECORD
NO GUN VIOLENCE FOR 24H TO WIN $5,000.
A PROVOCATIVE DATA-DRIVEN ART EXPERIMENT.

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CAN THE USA EVER RECORD A DAY WITHOUT GUN VIOLENCE?
PROBABLY NOT, BUT LET'S PLAY A GAME ANYWAY.

AS AN AMERICAN, YOU HAVE MORE CHANCES OF BEING SHOT THAN WINNING THE POWERBALL JACKPOT.

ON ANY GIVEN DAY IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, AN AVERAGE OF 327 PEOPLE ARE SHOT.
BUT HEY, UNLESS IT’S A “MASS SHOOTING,” THE HEADLINES DON’T CARE.
WE DO.

SO WE CREATED THE AMERICAN ROULETTE—A PROVOCATIVE, DATA-LED
ART EXPERIMENT WHERE YOU CAN TRY TO
GUESS WHICH STATES WILL MIRACULOUSLY DODGE THE BULLET FOR 24H.
GUESS RIGHT AND POCKET $5,000.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
WE’RE PUTTING AMERICA’S OBSESSION WITH FIREARMS TO THE ULTIMATE TEST:
24 HOURS, 50 STATES, ZERO GUN VIOLENCE.
PULL THAT OFF, AND WE’LL AWARD $1,000,000 TO ONE LUCKY AMERICAN ROULETTE PLAYER.

AMERICA'S ALREADY GAMBLING WITH LIVES—NOW IT’S YOUR TURN.

ALL GUN VIOLENCE DATA IS SOURCED AND BASED ON INFORMATIONS FROM GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE.
THE OPINIONS ON THIS SITE ARE NOT THOSE OF THE GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE.

*Gun Violence definition from the gunviolencearchive https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/methodology - Gun Violence describes the results of all incidents of death or injury or threat with firearms without pejorative judgment within the definition. Violence is defined without intent or consequence as a consideration. To that end a shooting of a victim by a subject/suspect is considered gun violence as is a defensive use or an officer involved shooting. The act itself, no matter the reason is violent in nature.

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Change the Ref (CTR) was formed to amplify and support youth efforts and movement building. They use urban art and nonviolent creative confrontation to advocate for the eradication of the gun violence epidemic and to expose elected officials who are bought and paid for by the NRA and gun manufacturers.

Change The Ref

Playing with art, consumerism, technology, culture, social constructs, fashion, and capitalism, qstnmrk is an anonymous collective of engaged creatives forming a voice to question the state of the modern human experience.