Gun Violence Information Resources

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After two mass shootings less than a week apart in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, left a total of 18 people dead in March 2021, President Joe Biden called on Congress to “immediately pass” legislation to crack down on gun violence. Biden backed bills to ban assault-style weapons and to expand background checks.

School security issues including coverage of recent violence as well as historical information on the school site. Provided by Access World News.

The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA or GCA68) is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations, the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except by manufacturers, dealers and importers licensed under a scheme set up under the Act.

Research on the effects of school shootings from the Center for Violence Prevention at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Everytown Research & Policy conducts independent, methodologically rigorous research, supports evidence-based policies, and communicates this knowledge to the public.

A site tracking gun violence deaths under President Joe Biden.

Offers a step-by-step outline of what to do before, during, and after any school or community crisis like a natural disaster.

Protecting America’s children from gun violence in honor of the precious lives that were lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in America.

David Hogg is an American gun control activist and a survivor of the school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, FL.

The NRA School Shield program has a singular mission: to protect our children. Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to school security, the NRA School Shield program is committed to addressing the many facets of school security including best practices in security infrastructure, technology, personnel, training, and policy.

The Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus works with colleges and universities across the country to oppose legislative policies that would force loaded, concealed guns on campuses.

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is a national, non-partisan, grassroots organization advocating that holders of state-issued concealed handgun licenses should be allowed the same measure of personal protection on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else.

Wear Orange has expanded to a period of three days each year: National Gun Violence Awareness Day (the first Friday in June) and Wear Orange Weekend (the accompanying weekend). This year, Wear Orange will take place from June 3-5, 2022.

A site advocating for gun control by encouraging activism at the local, state and national level.