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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence fights for the laws, policies, and programs proven to save lives. GUN LAWS SAVE LIVES. The research is clear: gun laws work. The nation’s courts agree: gun laws are fully compatible with the Second Amendment.
For 30 years, Giffords Law Center has been fighting to draft, enact, and defend the laws, policies, and programs proven to save lives from gun violence. LEARN MORE.
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, previously known as the Legal Community Against Violence and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, is a national public interest law center and nonprofit organization that promotes gun control legislation in the United States and conducted litigation against the gun industry. [ 1][ 2] The ...
We need leaders to accept that gun violence is preventable, that gun safety laws work, and that all our communities deserve to live free of fear. Only then will we finally put an end to this uniquely American epidemic.
GIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: IMPLEMENTATION. Passing gun safety laws isn’t enough—these laws must be efectively and equitably implemented in order to save lives. there is no single solution that will end all gun violence. Each type of gun violence calls for a diverse set of policies and tools t. The Importance of Implementation.
Dec 18, 2023 · Washington DC — GIFFORDS Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence released its Annual Gun Law Scorecard, which grades and ranks each state on its gun laws, and found that 21 states received an F. The comprehensive, 50-state analysis reflects that states with stronger gun laws have lower gun death rates and save more lives.
Community violence intervention and prevention programs bring together community members, social service providers, and, in some cases, law enforcement to identify and provide support for individuals at highest risk for gun violence.
May 10, 2023 · Texas lawmakers have approved more than 100 bills that loosened regulations on firearms over the last two decades, from blocking campus “zero tolerance” policies that expelled gun-carrying...
The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (LCPGV), previously known as the Legal Community Against Violence, is a national public interest law center which provides legal assistance to elected officials, government attorneys, and activists in the United States to promote gun control and to oppose gun violence.
Washington, DC — The Annual Gun Law Scorecard released by Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence clearly illustrates the urgent need for action from the Biden administration. This year’s Scorecard highlights the disproportionate toll that both COVID-19 and gun violence take on Black communities across the United States.
