We Need Gun Control
Gun violence is an epidemic. We must pass common-sense gun laws, minimize the influence of the NRA, increase research and funding for gun violence prevention, and devote more resources to proven non-violent solutions, such as community-based interventions.
Problem
Gun violence in the United States is out of control. Every day, more than 100 Americans are killed with guns and 200 more are shot and wounded. Police shootings, domestic violence, community violence, gun suicide, and mass shootings are all pieces of this problem, and they are tearing this country and communities apart. Although over 90% of Americans support background checks on gun sales, a bipartisan bill on this cannot even receive a hearing in the Senate due to the influence of the gun lobby (i.e. the NRA), which funds many of the politicians making decisions about gun control. Politicians are more concerned with protecting their funding than the interests and lives of their constituents.
Our plan
Reduce the number of guns--both legal and illegal--in the U.S.
Support buy-back programs across the country.
Demand passage of common-sense gun laws.
Close loopholes and mandate universal background checks.
Ban assault weapons, enforce limits on high-capacity magazines and crackdown on straw purchasing.
Invest in evidence-based, community-driven strategies to address community violence: group violence intervention, relationship-based street outreach, community mediation organizations, and hospital-based violence intervention programs.
Apply pressure to lawmakers to prioritize community investment.
Strengthen grassroots education on gun safety.
Address police violence, and acknowledge that police violence is gun violence.
Remove police from behavioral crisis calls, and invest in community-based alternatives.
Incentivize businesses to invest in community safety.
Encourage stores to end gun sales and prohibit customers from carrying guns in their stores.
Pressure businesses to end donations to NRA-backed politicians.
Demand congressional accountability.
Urge for Senate action for gun reform. Push for Congress to increase funding for research on gun violence via the CDC.
Confront NRA influence in our government.
Block attempts by the NRA to erode gun safety laws.
Apply pressure on state and local politicians who accept money from the NRA.
This Matters
Gun control saves lives. The safety and security of our communities depend on holding people accountable with common sense laws when they practice their Second Amendment Rights.