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Articles about groups in the United States that advocate on behalf of gun control by promoting firearms legislation, stricter enforcement, and/or gun safety See also: Category:American gun control activists
Evolve USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [3] that advocates for gun safety. In contrast to many groups involved in gun politics in the United States, Evolve focuses on individual, voluntary actions to prevent accidental shootings. [4] [5] It was founded in 2013, after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. [6]
The organization provides programs to teach the warning signs of violence and how to get help to intervene from an adult or anonymous reporting system. The group’s policy arm, Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund, advocates for bipartisan gun safety, mental health and violence prevention.
José Alfaro is making history as the first Latino to lead a national gun violence prevention organization in the U.S. at a time when firearms are increasingly killing Americans.. Gun violence has ...
From 2016 to 2017, after the Orlando nightclub shooting and the 2016 United States presidential election, membership swelled 65% year over year and the group's Facebook and social media presence grew significantly as well. As of August 2019, the Liberal Gun Club claims to have over 11,500 supporters and more than 2,500 contributing members. [6]
The National Gun Victims Action Council (NGVAC) is an American organization which advocates against gun violence [1] and for gun control.The NGVAC uses targeted boycotts of various businesses and organizations in an attempt to persuade those organizations into changing their gun policies, or advocate for increased gun control.
Everytown for Gun Safety is distributing $1.5 million to a select collection of local nonprofit groups working to stop gun violence in their areas before it happens, Everytown officials tell ABC News.
The organization was founded for mothers to advocate for violation of the second amendment and gun ownership prevention as a campaign of the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund. The group was founded by Shannon Watts in Indianapolis , Indiana and originally began as a grassroots Facebook group page titled "One Million Moms for Gun Control".