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HOW DO EXTREME RISK PROTECTION LAWS HELP SAVE LIVES?

ERPO LAWS, SOMETIMES CALLED RED FLAG LAWS, ARE PROVEN TO HELP PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE.

WHY ARE ASSAULT WEAPONS SO DANGEROUS?

HIGH CAPACITY GUNS ARE WEAPONS OF WAR AND THE MOST USED IN MASS SHOOTINGS.

WHY DO ‘GHOST GUNS’ LEAD TO MORE VIOLENCE?

UNREGULATED FIREARMS THAT ANYONE CAN BUY AND BUILD WITHOUT A BACKGROUND CHECK.

WHAT ARE SUICIDE RISKS FOR VETERANS & MILITARY PERSONNEL?

FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE.

WHY ARE ‘STAND YOUR GROUND’ LAWS DANGEROUS?

THESE LAWS LEGALLY ALLOW A PERSON TO USE A FIREARM ANYWHERE, AT ANY TIME.

WHAT ARE GUN SUICIDE RATES ACROSS THE USA?

SUICIDE BY GUNS ACCOUNTS FOR 61 PERCENT OF ALL GUN DEATHS IN AMERICA.

HOW CAN FIREARM MICRO-STAMPING FIREARMS HELP SAVE LIVES?

KNOWING A WEAPON’S MAKE AND MODEL HELPS TO EMPOWER LAW ENFORCEMENT TRACE CRIME GUNS.

HOW DO HATE CRIMES FACTOR IN GUN VIOLENCE?

BIAS AGAINST A RACE, RELIGION, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ETHNICITY, GENDER, OR GENDER IDENTITY.

HOW DOES THE PROTECTION OF COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT SAVE LIVES?

PLCAA PUTS PROFITS OVER PEOPLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY ENABLES THE GUN INDUSTRY TO EVADE ACCOUNTABILITY.

WHAT ARE THE CURRENT TRENDS IN GUN SALES ACROSS AMERICA BY STATE?

LEARN HOW UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS COULD DRAMATICALLY REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.

WHY ARE PERMITLESS CONCEALED CARRY LAWS DANGEROUS?

LEARN HOW CONCEALED CARRY LAWS INCREASE THE RISK OF GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS AMERICA.

HOW DO GUNS MAKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEADLY?

ACCESS TO A GUN MAKES A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 5X MORE LIKELY TO BE FATALLY SHOT BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER.

WHAT ARE SOME KEY POINTS IN THE GUN VIOLENCE DEBATE?

LEARN STATISTICS TO HELP SIMPLIFY DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE.

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