It might surprise you that the last Republican president offered real solutions to end gun violence, not NRA talking points.
We’re still waiting to hear something like this from the 2016 GOP candidates.
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BREAKING VICTORY: The U.S. House of Representatives just took huge action on gun safety and passed #HR8, the legislation to require background checks on all gun sales. This is the first major gun safety legislation to pass the House in 20 years!
This life-saving legislation to #UpdateBackgroundChecks passed the House thanks to the persistence of gun violence prevention advocates across the country.
When gun violence survivors, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America volunteers & #StudentsDemandAction leaders work together, history gets made. 💪
#EndGunViolence
New Report:
Online and Off the Record: Washington State’s Vast Internet Gun Market
We just released the results of an investigation that shows criminals in Washington State are flocking to gun classified websites where background checks are not required.
We found that one in ten people trying to buy a gun online in Washington State is prohibited under state or federal law from owning guns. And with more than 44,000 gun ads posted each year for guns without background checks, we know for a fact that guns are winding up in dangerous hands.
In Oregon, domestic abusers and meth users are evading background checks and buying guns online in plain sight
n Oregon, domestic abusers and meth users are evading background checks and buying guns online in plain sight. Federal law requires brick-and-mortar gun stores to run background checks on potential buyers and bars domestic abusers and criminals like this man from buying firearms. There is abundant evidence that this stops gun sales to dangerous people. But in Oregon, a gaping loophole in the law makes it easy for people like the Portland man to buy guns from unlicensed sellers who are not required to run background checks. As a result, there was nothing to stop this dangerous criminal from getting a gun from a stranger he met online, no questions asked. Learn more and take action.
Illustrations of some of the ridiculous things said during a recent gun safety hearing on strengthening background checks.
Closing a deadly loophole in federal background checks is the first and most important step Congress can take to stop guns from getting into the wrong hands.
Call your member of Congress & ask them to #UpdateBackgroundChecks: Text CHECKS to 644-33 and we’ll connect you.
Support for gun background checks isn’t a Democrat or Republican thing—it’s an American thing.
Thank you, Amy Schumer, for adding your voice to the movement to reduce gun violence.
We’re excited to kick off Wear Orange 2016!
Save the date: June 2, 2016 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and don’t forget to #WearOrange
It’s been more than 100 days since the House passed a bill requiring background checks on all gun sales. It’s past time for the Senate to act.
Call your senators and tell them to pass #BackgroundChecksNow: Text CHECKS to 644-33 and we’ll connect you.
Saturday is the first day of National Gun Violence Survivors Week – when we ask everyone to shine a spotlight on the stories of Americans who have had loved ones taken by gun violence, who have been wounded or threatened with a gun, or witnessed a shooting.
We’ll be sharing the stories of survivors and statistics that highlight the impact of gun violence.