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Marissa Edmund is the senior policy analyst for Gun Violence Prevention at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, she was the public policy coordinator at the National Network to End Domestic Violence, where she focused on data analysis, coalition engagement, and educating members of Congress and the public on the barriers faced by survivors of domestic violence.
Edmund holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Despite rising rates of gun violence in Iowa, lawmakers persist in weakening the state’s gun laws.
While Delaware has already passed important bills to prevent gun violence, the state could take a major step forward by passing a permit-to-purchase law—a measure requiring a license to purchase a handgun.
Gender-based violence in the United States is fueled by unmitigated access to firearms, a lack of services for survivors, and dangerous narratives spread by the gun lobby.
As more states pass campus carry laws, Congress and the Biden administration should intervene to protect college students and employees from gun violence.