Activism

Gun rights organizations, including the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), the National Rifle Association (NRA), and Gun Owners of America (GOA), are focused on defending and expanding Second Amendment rights. Their 2025 agenda emphasizes: * **Defending Second Amendment Rights:** Actively opposing what they perceive as radical anti-gun legislation and policies. * **Constitutional Carry:** Advocating for “Real Constitutional Carry” laws, which would allow individuals to carry firearms without a permit. * **Repealing Regulations:** Pushing for the repeal of Biden-era Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rules and potentially seeking changes in ATF leadership. * **National Carry Reciprocity:** Supporting legislation that would require statesRead More →

Gun control advocacy groups, such as the Alliance for Gun Responsibility and Everytown for Gun Safety, are pushing for a range of measures aimed at reducing gun violence. Their 2025 agenda includes: * **Permit-to-Purchase Systems:** Advocating for laws that require individuals to obtain a permit before purchasing a firearm, ensuring background checks occur prior to the point of sale. This includes proposed legislation like HB 1163 and SB 5140. * **Dealer Accountability:** Seeking to hold firearm dealers accountable to established standards of care to prioritize public safety, including preventing straw purchases and ensuring accurate records. This is reflected in proposed legislation like SB 5099. *Read More →

Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is dedicated to promoting a better understanding about our Constitutional heritage to privately own and possess firearms. To that end, we carry on many educational and legal action programs designed to better inform the public about the gun control debate. Massad Ayoob is an American firearms and self-defense instructor. He has taught police techniques and civilian self-defense to both law enforcement officers and private citizens since 1974. He was the director of the Lethal Force Institute in Concord, New Hampshire, from 1981 to 2009, and now operates his own company. Ayoob has appeared as an expertRead More →

North Carolinians against Gun Violence For nearly 30 years NCGV has worked as the only statewide non-profit organization dedicated to reducing gun death and injury. According to the CDC, in 2020 1,699 North Carolinians were killed by gun violence. It was the most violent year of the 21st century up by 22% in 2020 over 2019. In North Carolina, almost twice as many kids were killed with a gun in 2020 compared to 2019. More than twice as many North Carolina kids were killed by gun suicide in 2020 as compared to 2019. Gun-related deaths are now the leading cause of death for children. NCGVRead More →

GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1976 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.Read More →

National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research Despite more than 38,000 firearm deaths and more than 115,000 injuries from firearms per year in the United States, the public and policymakers lack basic information on the causes of gun violence and how it can be prevented. The National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research will support carefully selected, rigorous research designed to broaden agreement on the facts associated with gun policy, and support development of fair and effective policies. Research priorities will be selected by the Research Advisory Committee, based on a review of existing science and the recommendation of gun policy researchers and stakeholders. Broadly, the collaborativeRead More →

Amnesty International – Gun Violence Excerpt: OVERVIEW Gun violence is a contemporary global human rights issue. Gun-related violence threatens our most fundamental human right, the right to life. Gun violence is a daily tragedy affecting the lives of individuals around the world. More than 500 people die every day because of violence committed with firearms. Anyone can be affected by firearm violence but in certain situations gun violence disproportionately impacts communities of colour, women and other marginalized groups in society. Sometimes, the mere presence of firearms can make people feel threatened and fearful for their lives with severe and long-term psychological effects on individuals andRead More →

GIFFORDS CENTER FOR VIOLENCE INTERVENTION Community violence intervention focuses on reducing the daily homicides and shootings that contribute to our country’s gun violence epidemic. We created Giffords Center for Violence Intervention to champion the lifesaving work of community organizations and the strategies proven to break cycles of gun violence.Read More →

EVERYTOWN We’re the largest gun violence prevention organization in America—and we’re winning. Gun violence touches every town in America. For too long, life-saving laws have been thwarted by the gun lobby and by leaders who refuse to take common-sense steps that will save lives. But something is changing. Nearly 10 million mayors, moms, teachers, survivors, gun owners, students, and everyday Americans have come together to make their own communities safer. Everytown starts with you, and it starts in your neighborhood. By introducing evidence-based solutions in every town, we can end gun violence.Read More →

Brady: "In getting the bipartisan Brady Law passed in 1993, Jim and Sarah Brady accomplished the inconceivable. But there’s more work to be done — and only when we work together will we solve this problem. In order to do that work, we must accept these three truths about America’s gun violence epidemic: 1) Gun ownership demands responsibility; 2) Those empowered to do so must uphold existing gun laws; and 3) Gun violence is a uniquely American problem that impacts all races and ethnicities in the country, but nonetheless exacts a particular toll on Black and Brown communities."Read More →