On Wednesday, an ICE agent brutally killed Renee Good, a wife and mother in her community. No one should lose their lives to gun violence and yet, it is a tragedy we are far too familiar with in our nation. Time and time again, our communities are tasked with rebuilding as our representatives in Washington
Once again, we find ourselves struggling with the fact that firearms are the number one killer of children in America, as we watch the most recent school shooting unfold: A gunman shot and killed two students, and wounded several more at Brown University. Two of the students surviving this most recent preventable tragedy, have also
Today the Supreme Court in BONDI v. VANDERSTOK ET AL. upheld life-saving rules created by the ATF during the Biden Administration that regulated "Ghost Guns" and the sale and purchase of "do-it yourself" kits in an effort to limit access to unserialized, unmarked and untraceable firearms, which have been increasingly used in the commission of
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President Trump signed his first pro-gun related Executive Order yesterday, directing newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine within 30 days all “orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies” to determine any “ongoing infringements” of the Second Amendment, and present a plan to him on how to protect gun
2023 Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows overall gun death rates state by state with Massachusetts ranked #50 with the lowest and Mississippi ranked #1 with the highest.
Earlier today at 10:57 am in Madison, Wisconsin at the Abundant Life Christian School, three (3) people were killed, including the suspected juvenile shooter who attended the school. At least six (6) additional people were injured, It is believed the shooter used a handgun. Although the news of this shooting at a school is shocking
A Message from our Executive Director Many of you may feel a sense of uneasiness and despair about the recent elections. While there is no way to control or predict the future of this Country, I can assure you that we will continue to fight for the safety of our families and loved ones.
Our pinnacle event of the year, annual conference, was well-attended and well-received by our affiliates! Sixteen state groups were represented, plus nine speakers delivered excellent content to educate and inform our GVP leaders. Thank you to our conference sponsors, Center for American Progress and Giffords. Speaker Diversity Conference speakers included respected voices from Community
Yesterday, I was on the phone with parents, volunteers, students, teachers and advocates from Georgia. Once again, we find ourselves with a community of people, shocked that their children are gone. That their children and their teachers were murdered by someone with an AR-15 style assault weapon. Only this time it was at the
