Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

04/11/2022

Today, President Biden and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will deliver remarks in the Rose Garden to announce additional steps the Administration is

03/31/2022

Two leading organizations dedicated to gun violence prevention—an academic center and an advocacy nonprofit—are merging to form a new center that will combine rigorous scientific research with public-policy advocacy.

03/30/2022

Meet the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, a new center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health channeling the expertise of the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy into one new impactful organization. Learn more about CGVS on our new website: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/research-and-practice/center-for-gun-violence-solutions

03/15/2022

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03/14/2022

Congress took major action against gun violence by passing $50 million in funding for community violence intervention programs and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. This legislation makes communities safer and has the power to save lives.

PLUS: Alabama becomes 22nd state to pass permitless carry.

03/02/2022

News -> The Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee has BLOCKED efforts to repeal critical gun violence prevention laws. This is a victory for gun safety and making progress towards ending this public health epidemic. Read our full statement:

On Monday, the Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee heard and defeated several House bills that would repeal gun violence prevention laws that were passed in 2020 and 2021.

03/01/2022

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02/25/2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Adam Peck, West End Strategy Team [email protected], 202-531-6408 The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence Welcomes Historic Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson WASHINGTON — The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violenc...

02/22/2022

We must not forget any sentences handed down to the murderers pale in comparison to the years of life they callously stole from Ahmaud Arbery. Justice will be achieved when Black Americans no longer have to worry about guns catalyzing the deadly weapon of racism and hate.

Whether the three white men sentenced to life in prison in state court for murdering Ahmaud Arbery also are guilty of hate crimes is now in the hands of a federal jury.

02/22/2022

Gun violence is a public health crisis that imperils us all. The time is long overdue to enact evidence-based solutions that will save lives and prevent this needless bloodshed from continuing to inflict pain on so many communities.

One of the victims was sent to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center while the other is at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, according to police.

02/15/2022

The Newtown settlement should put gun manufacturers on notice that they will be held accountable. The families who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook, and so many others, deserve justice. While far from enough, today's news is a step in the right direction.

The settlement with the maker of the rifle used in the 2012 elementary school massacre marks the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable in a U.S. mass shooting.

02/14/2022

NEWS -> The Virginia Senate has advanced a bill to establish the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, a major step in addressing the root causes of gun violence. Full statement from CSGV's Lori Haas, a leader in this effort:

Today, the Virginia Senate passed a bill, (SB487), in a bipartisan vote aimed at addressing the ever-increasing public health epidemic of gun violence in the Commonwealth.