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.
  • Strengthen Enforcement of Current Gun Laws  
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  • 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

  • Support "red flag" laws (sometimes known as Extreme Risk Protection Orders ERPO or Gun Violence Restraining Orders GVRO) that allow family members or law enforcement to temporarily remove guns from a person deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, following due process.
 
  • Ban Military Style Weapons and High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
 
  • Ban the sale of accessories and add-ons that circumvent the ban on automatic firearms
 
  • Enact Strong Laws Against Gun Trafficking and Stiffen Penalties For Straw Purchasers to prevent guns being diverted from legitimate commerce into the criminal marketplace
 
  • 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
 
  • Support Investment In Urban Violence Prevention Policies and Initiatives
 
  • Support Investment In Mental Health Initiatives
 
  • Support the No Notoriety Campaign that helps prevent copycat crimes and honors victims, not perpetrators http://nonotoriety.com/
 
  • Promote the Research and Use of Smart Gun Technology​
 

Rabbis believe

#NotOneMore

life should

be lost to

gun violence.