May 8The 1 in 5s of Gun ViolenceOne ratio in gun violence keeps appearing Gun violence has a large-reaching impact on the U.S. With a firearm homicide rate 25 times higher than any other high-income country, it is projected that nearly every American will know someone impacted by gun violence within the next decade. When looking at…Gun Violence In America5 min readGun Violence In America5 min read
Feb 23Permitless Carry: A Dangerous and Ineffective Solution to Gun Violence in FloridaBy Aalayah Eastmond, Team ENOUGH Co-Founder and Gun Violence Survivor When people say high school is a time for making memories, I assume they’re referring to pep rallies, friendships, and big dances. But that’s not my story. I remember my high school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla…Gun Violence Prevention3 min readGun Violence Prevention3 min read
Feb 135 Years Later: Honoring Parkland Victims & Survivors With ActionFebruary 14, 2023 marks five years since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. — Five years ago on Feb. 14, 2018, a shooter armed with an AR-15 style assault weapon walked the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, opening fire on students, teachers, and administrators. The assault weapon used enabled the shooter to kill 17 people and injure 17 others…Parkland Shooting8 min readParkland Shooting8 min read
Jan 12A New Tool to Stop Gun Trafficking and the Next Mass ShootingFormer California law enforcement official explains how credit card companies can use Merchant Category Codes (MCC) to save lives Completing a puzzle can be challenging if you do not know what the image is or are missing pieces. …Credit Cards3 min readCredit Cards3 min read
Jan 5ATF Needs to Clarify the Definition of Firearms SellersBy Kris Brown, president of Brady, and Adzi Vokhiwa, federal affairs director of Giffords In August 2019, a man in Odessa, TX, with a history of violent behavior and a criminal record, was fired from his job. …Guns3 min readGuns3 min read
Jul 6, 2021America is Starting to “Move on” From the 1/6 Capitol Riot. That Can’t Happen.Leaders of democracy and social justice organizations unite to warn that if we fail to investigate the greatest threat to democracy in modern times, then we are doomed to repeat it. — By leaders of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Brady, the Center for American Progress, NAACP, and the Truman National Security Project and Truman Center for National Policy Jenna Ben-Yehuda is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Truman National Security Project and the Truman Center for National Policy Kris Brown is the President of Brady Hilary Shelton is the Director of the Washington Bureau & the Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy at the National Association for the…January 6 20214 min readJanuary 6 20214 min read
Jun 17, 2021An Open Letter to Every Dad in America: Please Join #DadsForGunSafetyA personal Father’s Day plea from Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jaime, was killed in the Parkland shooting. — Gun Violence9 min readGun Violence9 min read
Jun 9, 2021The Price of Gun Industry MisconductIn my 25 years of taking the gun industry to court, I’ve seen how gun dealers have been able to get away with violating the law for years. And I’ve seen how real people often are killed as a result. — By Jonathan Lowy, Vice President and Chief Counsel, Brady A USA Today article recently exposed in detail the disturbing truth about what gun dealers in America are allowed to get away with. The article used a trove of thousands of documents Brady obtained through FOIA requests and litigation regarding ATF…Guns5 min readGuns5 min read
Mar 16, 2021Gun Sales Surged in 2020. What We Know About First-Time Buyers and Whether This Changes the Future of Gun Policy in America.By Sophia Young, Research Associate, Brady It’s been over a year since the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic and cities and states began implementing stay-at-home orders across the country. Since then, we’ve experienced so many abnormalities that “unprecedented” was named the People’s Choice 2020 Word of the…Gun Violence7 min readGun Violence7 min read
Jan 27, 2021How January 6 Will Forever be a Turning Point in the Movement to Prevent Gun ViolenceOn January 6, 2021, our nation watched in horror as a mob of violent rioters stormed the United States Capitol, smashing windows, destroying property, and hitting police officers with lead pipes. As a result of the rioting, five people died, including a capitol police officer who was hit with a…Gun Violence7 min readGun Violence7 min read
