For gun violence survivors who have severe physical or mental disabilities, the process of securing long-term financial assistance can be demanding. And even those who are awarded benefits can still struggle financially.
By Shannon Chaffers
For more than 25 years, Clark James made his living as a truck driver. The 45-year old father of three, whom we’ve assigned a pseudonym because his Social Security case is ongoing, earned $46,000 in his last year of work. But that all changed last summer.
One evening, James was hanging out with friends in North Carolina when gunfire suddenly broke out. One of the bullets tore through his stomach and exited out of his back, where he had undergone spinal surgery a few years before.
Since his injury, James has been unable to sit down for long periods of time without pain.
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