The research is clear: gun laws work. The nation’s courts agree: gun laws are fully compatible with the Second Amendment. And the American people have spoken: our weak gun safety laws are killing over 40,000 Americans every year. Something must change. 

For over 30 years, Giffords Law Center has been at the forefront of the fight for justice and legislative reform. And we won’t stop until we’ve put an end to this epidemic once and for all.

We combine deep expertise with tenacity and fierce dedication to lasting systemic change. We arm advocates, legislators, and the media with the tools they need to understand the facts about this crisis and the solutions that will solve it. The resources we make available to the public are intended to help others stand with us in this fight. 

Help Giffords Law Center build a safer America.

With federal law leaving glaring loopholes in our gun policies, a number of states have taken up the mantle of gun safety. Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in December 2012, 49 states have enacted more than 620 gun safety laws. 

Giffords Law Center helped draft and defend many of these laws, which research has demonstrated make residents safer from gun violence. But this inconsistent patchwork of state gun laws leads to guns being trafficked from states with weak laws to those with strong laws, putting all Americans at risk. 

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