What We Work On

Informed by the research and advice of policy and legal experts in the field of gun violence prevention, we support a wide variety of efforts to save lives and to change the culture around gun violence, providing our members with many points of entry.

Support Background Checks For All Gun Purchases To Help Keep Guns Out Of The Hands Of Dangerous People:

Include sales online and at gun shows
Ensure sufficient federal funding for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, so that states have the resources necessary to provide records of prohibited individuals to the background check system
Close the Charleston loophole, so background checks are completed before a gun is sold
Close the Terror Gap to prevent suspected terrorists from easily buying guns
Close the many gaps in federal law that allow dangerous abusers to have access to guns

Repeal “The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” (PLCAA) granting broad immunity from liability to gun manufacturers and dealers in federal and state courts.

Invest In Dedicated Funding For Research About The Causes and Impact of Gun Violence (removing the current congressional ban on related research by the Centers For Disease Control)

Promote Safe Storage Practices to Prevent Unintentional Gun Deaths and Dangerously Easy Access to Guns

Enact Strong Laws Against Gun Trafficking and Stiffen Penalties For Straw Purchasers to prevent guns being diverted from legitimate commerce into the criminal marketplace

Support the No Notoriety Campaign that helps prevent copycat crimes and honors victims, not perpetrators http://nonotoriety.com/