It’s Time to Retire the Term “Red Flag Laws”

[This post was originally published by the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and cross-posted with permission.]

The catchy nickname stigmatizes individuals with mental health disabilities and mischaracterizes the way these evidence-based laws operate.

When our team first heard the term “red flag law,” we didn’t think much of it. It wasn’t our preferred name for the policy we had helped develop, but the substance of these laws was more important than what they were cal...

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Giffords Reacts to House Subcommittee Hearing on Proposed Trump Administration Rule to Loosen Restrictions on the Export of Firearms

March 26, 2019 — Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, reacted today to the hearing held by the House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to loosen restrictions on the export of firearms.

“The Trump Administration’s proposed rule would embolden terrorists while endangering innocent civilians across the world. The Commerce Department is wo...

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Former ATF Agent David Chipman on Bump Stock Ban Going into Effect

ATF will regulate bump stocks as machine guns under new rule; Owners had 90 days to destroy or surrender their bump stocks

Washington, DC — A federal ban on bump stocks—devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to function like machine guns—will take effect today, March 26, 2019. In December, the Justice Department issued the rule, which clarified that existing prohibitions against fully automatic weapons also cover bump stocks.  Un...

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Meet 8 Young Leaders Fighting for a Safer Future

One year ago this week, more than 800,000 people flooded the streets of Washington DC for the March For Our Lives. Sister demonstrations popped up worldwide.

On March 24, 2018, students from Parkland, Chicago, Los Angeles, and cities all across the country took the stage to share their heartbreaking, intimate experiences with gun violence—and demand change.

Americans were all too familiar with tragedy, but this level of momentum felt new. March For Our Lives was one...

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Giffords Commends Vermont Senate for Passing Legislation that Seeks to Reduce Firearm Suicide Deaths

This bill, S 169, establishes a 24-hour waiting period for all handgun purchases requiring background checks 

March 22, 2019 Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, applauded the Vermont senate for approving legislation that would establish a 24-hour waiting period on all handgun purchases following a mandatory background check.

The bill, S 169, sponsored by Senator Philip Baruth, Se...

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Days After Historic Ghost Guns Bust, Giffords Law Center Praises N.J. Attorney General for Targeting Company Peddling Untraceable Guns with No Background Checks

Lawsuit is the first ever action by state officials to hold accountable suppliers of guns marketed to criminals and traffickers

Ghost guns require no background checks, allowing felons and terrorists to easily get their hands on deadly weapons

March 22, 2019 – Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the legal arm of the gun safety organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, applauded New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir ...

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In First Endorsement of 2019, Giffords Backs Dan Helmer and John Bell for the Virginia Legislature

March 22, 2019 – Giffords, the gun safety organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced its first endorsements of the 2019 cycle, backing Dan Helmer for the Virginia House of Delegates in the 40th District and John Bell for State Senate District 13.

“Virginia wants leaders who don’t accept our gun violence crisis as normal,” said former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. “Dan Helmer and John Bell put their country first as me...

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Gabby Giffords Interviews David Hogg

One year after the March For Our Lives, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords chats with March For Our Lives co-founder and student activist David Hogg about what’s changed over the past year, what’s stayed the same, and what’s next for the movement that swept the globe in 2018.

Gabby: March For Our Lives has accomplished so much over the past year—from driving record voter turnout in the 2018 midterms to helping a background checks bill pass the U.S. House of R...

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Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Statement on the Anniversary of the March For Our Lives

March 21, 2019— Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the leader of the gun violence prevention organization Giffords, released the following statement ahead of the anniversary of the March For Our Lives on Sunday, March 24.

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords:

“The March For Our Lives introduced the world to a generation of young Americans unafraid to speak out, unwilling to back down, and determined to change the country. No ...

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7 Ways America Changed Since the March For Our Lives

You’ll never have the comfort of our silence again.

Nearly a year ago, the politics of gun reform experienced a seismic shift. A group of young people, angry that our leaders failed to keep them safe from gun violence, decided to take a stand and make their voices heard. Not just by a senator, or a congressperson, or even the president, but by the whole world. This decision resulted in one of the most historic political demonstrations in modern Ame...

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