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Pages in category "Gun control advocacy groups in the United States" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 violence prevention and gun safety laws in the United States.
Pages in category "Gun rights advocacy groups in the United States" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Brady was founded in 1974 as the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH). From 1980 through 2000, it operated under the name Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI). In 2001, it was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and its sister project, the center to Prevent Handgun Violence, was renamed the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
As of May 2013, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence listed 50 supporters, including Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Sikh groups. [6] It advocates that: every person who buys a gun should pass a criminal background check; high-capacity weapons and ammunition magazines should not be available to civilians; and gun trafficking should be a federal crime. [7]
In the wake of a shooting that killed Kalin Washington, 16, and injured nine others, calls for stricter gun laws have emerged. 29 organizations call for gun regulation after deadly Halloween party ...
Through GIFFORDS Center for Violence Intervention, the organization promotes community-based solutions to gun violence in American cities and hosts the annual Community Violence Intervention Conference, the largest gathering of community violence experts and advocates in the United States. [13] GIFFORDS program Gun Owners for Safety brings ...
The Firearms Policy Coalition is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.Its legal team, FPC Law, bills itself as, "...the nation's first and largest public interest legal team focused on the right to keep and bear arms," and states that "the primary objective of our legal action programs is to bring cases that protect your rights and property, restore individual liberty, and help us achieve our ...