A change in federal rules could soon allow for 3D printed gun blueprints to be posted online.
This would enable convicted felons, terrorists and domestic abusers to acquire untraceable guns, and that puts all of us at risk.
Check out what the gun safety movement accomplished in 2019!
NEW: Click here to read our new analysis of mass shootings, showing that in the decade between 2009 and 2018, there were a total of 194 mass shootings, which left 1,121 people dead and an additional 836 people wounded.
The analysis also includes a new mass shooting map with downloadable data from 2009 to the present. Everytown defines a mass shooting as a shooting in which four people are fatally shot, not including the shooter.
Other findings include:
- 54% of mass shootings over the past decade were perpetrated by someone who displayed prior warning signs
- Domestic violence is a part of over half of mass shootings
- 1 in 3 shooters were legally prohibited from possessing firearms
Our peer high-income nations all have video games, internet access and rates of mental illness on par with the U.S. What they don’t have is easy access to firearms. The clear trends in these statistics underscore that strengthening our gun laws can help prevent gun violence.
At least 22 trans Americans have been killed in 2019, at least 17 of whom were fatally shot. Nearly every victim was a Black woman.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember their lives and fight to #DisarmHate so transgender people can feel safe being themselves and knowing they’re free from the threat of gun violence. #TDOR
America’s gun violence crisis is so serious that today, two states and thousands of Americans are mourning not one, but two tragic acts of mass gun violence.
Two years ago today, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, 58 people were killed and over 800 were injured when a shooter opened fire on a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.
Four years ago today, nine people were shot and killed and several others injured at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.
We’re holding the victims and survivors of these horrific acts of violence in our hearts as we recommit ourselves to the gun safety movement. If you’re with us, text JOIN to 644-33.
The time is now to fight back against gun violence. You can start with texting JOIN to 644-33. 💪
Read about Marco Quiroga, an undocumented queer activist in Orlando. His organizing was deeply impacted by the shooting at Pulse, a place where he had once found sanctuary.
What do we want? Background checks on all gun sales & a strong Red Flag law.
When do we want it? NOW.
Text CHECKS to 644-33 and tell your senators to vote on gun safety when they’re back from recess.