Election Season Follows Months of Record Gun Sales, Driven by Racial Animus; Voters in Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin Would Benefit From Stronger Laws WASHINGTON — With early in-person voting only a few weeks away and with a surge in white supremacists and militia groups open carrying their weapons this summer, two gun… View Article
WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America, released the following statement after New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association. “Today’s historic lawsuit is the kind of critically important bold action that Americans have been demanding for years… View Article
WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America released the following statement after a new study has found that racial animosity is behind the surge in gun buying. “This new study is an urgent reminder why Congress must shore up our national background check system and invest in community-based… View Article
WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America released the following statement after reports that according to the FBI, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System conducted 3.9 million screenings in June, representing an increase of 148 percent in sales-related background checks over June of 2019. The… View Article
WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America released the following statement after members of a right-wing militia in Albuquerque, New Mexico opened fire Monday night at protesters demanding the removal of a statue of Juan de Oñate, injuring two individuals. According to data compiled by Guns… View Article
WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America released the following statement after media reported this weekend that a dozen people walked through downtown Raleigh Saturday afternoon with weapons and flags on the first full day of North Carolina’s Phase 1 — when some coronavirus-related restrictions have been loosened…. View Article
Sales-related background checks surge 71 percent over 2019; Meanwhile, incidents of gun violence, domestic violence, and suicides are also increasing WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America released the following statement after new data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System showed that the… View Article
Now is the time for more banks — especially Truist — to follow suit WASHINGTON — Guns Down America released the following statement after media reports that Wells Fargo, called the “go-to” bank in 2018 for the NRA and the gun industry, is “winding down” its relationship with the scandal-plagued National Rifle Association. “We applaud… View Article
There are 100 gun shops that can do drive-through service for every 1 drive-through COVID testing site in America WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America released the following statement after the ATF issued new guidelines allowing gun dealers to offer drive-through and curbside pick-up for firearms and… View Article
Panic-buying a gun can infect your home with something even more dangerous than coronavirus WASHINGTON — Guns Down America, a bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America released the following statement after reports that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System conducted 3.7 million screenings in March, the highest number recorded since… View Article