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
Stop Handgun Violence (SHV) is a founding organization of the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence in 2013. SHV has worked hand-in-hand with them to pass the 2024 gun safety laws in the state. "The MA Coalition is a great partner for legislative action. Plus, their team are boots on the ground supporting communities
The Surgeon General outlines the devastating and far-reaching consequences that firearm violence poses to the health and well-being of the country. A Surgeon General's Advisory is a public statement that calls the American people's attention to an urgent public health issue. Advisories are reserved for significant public health challenges that require the nation's immediate
CO Ceasefire - Three priority bills passed in the CO legislature: Secure Storage in vehicles; Dealer Requirements and Permits; and an Excise Tax on firearms and ammunition to voters. Coalition for a Safer Delaware - Permit to Purchase became law on May 16. Hawaii Coalition to Prevent GV - Raise the age to 21 years ammunition sales passed and awaits
June 2024: U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued a landmark Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence, declaring firearm violence in America to be a public health crisis. This advisory is the first publication from the Office of the Surgeon General dedicated to this issue, and it outlines the devastating and far-reaching consequences that
STATE NEWS: In response to the Perry school shooting, Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill to arm teachers and assign school resource officers. Maine legislature to hold first public testimony on 4 bills - expanded background checks, a 72-hour waiting period, changes to the yellow flag law and amendment to bump stocks and similar
Statement from Grandparents for Gun Safety in Missouri: 'Once again we witnessed a tragic, unspeakable and PREVENTABLE mass shooting. We are angry and determined to act now to insist our elected officials serving in the Kansas and Missouri state legislatures and those representing us in Congress recognize easy access to guns is one fixable
STATE NEWS Iowans for Gun Safety makes a call to action after a fatal school shooting in Perry, Iowa. Find ways to support their work on their site. We are excited to have Marylanders To Prevent Gun Violence back with States United! Learn more about them on their site and the new Gun Violence Prevention Center that they
