A dangerous gap in federal law allows gun dealers to proceed with a sale before a background check has been completed—enabling people who are otherwise prohibited from gun possession to continue to buy guns.
FACT SHEET
Extreme risk protection orders provide a much-needed remedy to temporarily remove firearms during a period of temporary crisis.
FACT SHEET
While Nevada has taken steps to strengthen gun laws in recent years, much more must be done to protect Nevada communities from gun violence.
By Chelsea Parsons and Annette Magnus
ISSUE BRIEF
A new CAP analysis finds that robberies and aggravated assaults in which a gun is not fired but is used as a threat occur frequently and have significant impacts on victims in the United States.
By Eugenio Weigend Vargas and Rukmani Bhatia
ISSUE BRIEF
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should overhaul its current spending priorities to better reflect the agency’s unique value-add to gun violence prevention efforts.
By Chelsea Parsons, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, and Rukmani Bhatia
ISSUE BRIEF
The gun lobby has manipulated the human rights framework to the detriment to public safety, violating fundamental human rights within the United States.
By Rukmani Bhatia
ISSUE BRIEF
The coronavirus crisis has led to a dangerous surge in gun sales, which has given new urgency to addressing the gaps in federal and state gun laws that allow unregulated access to firearms.
By Chelsea Parsons and Rukmani Bhatia
ISSUE BRIEF
Gun theft is rampant in states across the country, leaving all of our communities vulnerable to violent gun crime.
By Chelsea Parsons and Eugenio Weigend Vargas
COLUMN
Click here to view all videos in the "Why I Fight To End Gun Violence" series. Gun violence affects nearly everyone. Close to 40,000 Americans die and more than 100,000 are injured by gun violence every year. With numbers that large, it's easy to lose sight of the individual stories of those directly affected by...
By Jasmine Hardy, Jessica Schuman, Oshane Mcrae, and Rukmani Bhatia
VIDEO
States could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but gerrymandering keeps progress out of reach.
By Alex Tausanovitch, Chelsea Parsons, and Rukmani Bhatia
REPORT
Putting an end to gerrymandering could lead to tougher gun legislation at the state level—and, as a result, safer communities.
By Jasmine Hardy, Alex Tausanovitch, Chelsea Parsons, and Sam Berger
VIDEO
Weak laws in the United States, along with high rates of gun manufacturing, fosters an environment ripe for cross-border gun trafficking, wreaking havoc within Mexico.
By Eugenio Weigend Vargas and Rukmani Bhatia
Dismantling the culture of power that sustains and fuels gender-based violence requires a comprehensive, national strategy that connects meaningful policy solutions across the diverse issues affecting survivors and communities.
By Jocelyn Frye, Shilpa Phadke, Robin Bleiweis, Maggie Jo Buchanan, Danielle Corley, and Osub Ahmed
with Rebecca Cokley, Laura E. Durso, and Chelsea Parsons
REPORT
While national attention is primarily focused on gaps in U.S. gun laws, weak oversight of the ammunition industry also exacerbates gun violence.
By Chelsea Parsons and Rukmani Bhatia
REPORT
This fact sheet provides policy recommendations to address the weak oversight of the ammunition industry.
FACT SHEET