BACKGROUND CHECKS NOW
States that require background checks to purchase any gun, even at a gun show or in a private sale, have lower gun death rates. To save lives, we must pass universal background checks at the federal level—now.
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Your Voice Matters
Fighting the gun lobby. Holding elected officials accountable. Passing safer laws. Each of these steps is an essential part of saving lives from gun violence—and each of these steps requires you.
From local community meetings to legislative battles on the national stage, we need your help making change.
From local community meetings to legislative battles on the national stage, we need your help making change.
JOIN THE FIGHT
Over 40,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence every year. In communities, courts, and ballot boxes nationwide, Giffords fights to save lives from gun violence. Will you join us?
SPOTLIGHT
GABBY’S STORY
OF COURAGE
In 2011, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona. In the face of adversity and opposition, she’s inspired millions to fight for a safer America, one free from gun violence.
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coalitions
GUN OWNERS FOR SAFETY
The NRA’s extremist views don’t represent the majority of gun owners. Responsible gun owners understand that commonsense gun laws go hand-in-hand with firearm ownership.
Read MoreTHE FACTS
of teens worry about school shootings
Source
Nikki Graf, “A Majority of US Teens Fear a Shooting Could Happen at Their School, and Most Parents Share Their Concern,” Pew Research Center, April 18, 2018, https://pewrsr.ch/2w8yl6D. See also, Stephen Wu, et al., “2013 Hamilton College Youth Poll: Attitudes Towards Gun Control and School Violence,” Knowledge Networks and Hamilton College, December 2013, https://www.hamilton.edu/news/polls/gun-control-and-school-violence.
1m+
Americans shot in the past decade
The horrific toll of American gun violence is growing. In the last 10 years alone, more than one million Americans have been shot.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS), “Fatal and Non-Fatal Injury Reports,” last accessed June 25, 2020, https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, last accessed June 25, 2020, hcupnet.ahrq.gov.
of voters support background checks
Source
“Voter Support for Stricter Gun Control Reaches New High,” Morning Consult, June 15, 2022, https://morningconsult.com/2022/06/15/new-high-in-voter-support-for-stricter-gun-control-survey/
MAKE A GIFT
We’re building a movement of Americans committed to gun safety. Democrats and Republicans, gun owners and non–gun owners alike—we stand united to reject the gun lobby and pass lifesaving gun safety laws.
