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Nearly 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?
Powerful Alliances
Ending gun violence requires more than lawmakers. Americans from every walk of life have a role to play in making our communities safer.
Our coalitions unite essential voices—from gun owners and veterans to young people and medical professionals—bringing Americans together to speak up and act. Together, we are making change in communities, companies, courthouses, and statehouses across the nation.
Our coalitions unite essential voices—from gun owners and veterans to young people and medical professionals—bringing Americans together to speak up and act. Together, we are making change in communities, companies, courthouses, and statehouses across the nation.
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.
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ABOUT OUR COALITIONS &PARTNERSHIPS
GUN OWNERS
Responsible gun owners agree that the Second Amendment and gun safety laws go hand-in-hand.
READ MOREMEDICAL PARTNERS
Medical professionals are on the front lines of healing gunshot wounds—but the best medicine is prevention.
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Young people have always been on the forefront of change. These young leaders are making change daily.
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Law enforcement officers recognize that gun safety laws make our communities safer and stop tragedies before they happen.
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Veterans are uniquely qualified to discuss firearms—and why weapons of war do not belong in the hands of civilians.
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A place for our most engaged supporters to find opportunities to get involved in their communities.
READ MOREFACTS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE
School shootings on the rise across America
School shootings have become an all-too-common facet of growing up in America. In 2018, a student’s risk of dying in a school shooting reached its highest level in at least 25 years.
Source
Kristin M. Holland, et al., “Characteristics of School-Associated Youth Homicides — United States, 1994–2018,” CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 68, no. 3 (2019): 53–60.
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Americans armed illegally
An estimated 100,000 Americans prohibited from possessing guns because of a felony conviction own firearms anyway.
Source
Veronica Pear, et al., “Armed and Prohibited: Characteristics of Unlawful Owners of Legally Purchased Firearms,” Injury Prevention (2020).
AMERICA’S GUN DEATH RATE IS 11 TIMES GREATER THAN OTHER HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
The US gun homicide rate is 25 times higher and the gun suicide rate is 10 times higher.
Source
Erin Grinshteyn and David Hemenway, “Violent Death Rates in the US Compared to Those of the Other High-Income Countries, 2015,” Preventive Medicine 123, (2019): 20–26.
FEATURED
Elections
We’re on a mission to elect candidates who will fight for our safety—not gun lobby profits.
Partnership Spotlight
Giffords is lucky enough to partner with organizations across the country with the expertise and skill sets to make real change happen.
Our Stories
We’re youth activists, survivors, doctors, and gun owners. We’re united in the fight to end gun violence.
Litigation
Explore our work defending lifesaving gun laws in the courts and fighting to debunk the gun lobby’s dangerous arguments about the Second Amendment.
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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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.