Delaware Will Benefit From a Permit-to-Purchase Law
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.
Religious Organizations Are Integral to the Fight Against Gun Violence
Religious organizations and people of faith across the country are working to heal their communities and prevent gun violence through support for broader reforms.
Concealed Carry Is Linked to Increased Gun Violence in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s 2011 concealed carry law has been linked to higher levels of gun violence in the state—and policymakers must take action to correct the problem.
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.
Rethinking ATF’s Budget To Prioritize Effective Gun Violence Prevention
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.
Untangling the Gun Lobby’s Web of Self-Defense and Human Rights
The gun lobby has manipulated the human rights framework to the detriment to public safety, violating fundamental human rights within the United States.
Existing support systems for domestic violence survivors are proving inadequate during the pandemic and point to the need for a stronger nationwide infrastructure connecting survivors to vital supports and services.
