Gun Violence Prevention

Research confirms that easy access to guns is a risk factor for violence, and more specifically, that easy access to guns increases the risk of homicide, suicide and accidental shootings. The availability of guns increases the risk to women who are abused by their partners, leads to more deadly encounters between police and community members, and contributes to the threat of violent extremism. Nationally, young people experience the highest gun death rate of all age groups, and Black and brown communities suffer a disproportionate impact from gun homicides and non-fatal shootings. Compared to other developed nations, this rate of lethal gun violence is significantly higher in the United States. Reducing all forms of gun violence requires reducing the easy availability of guns.

Goal: Reduce gun deaths and injuries in the Great Lakes region.

1. Advance and implement federal, state, and local policies and practices that reduce easy accessibility of guns to those at risk of violence
2. Support policies to reduce easy accessibility of guns to those at risk of violence
3. Reduce the next generation’s exposure to gun violence through education on the risks of gun ownership
4. Litigate to defend evidence-based gun policies and challenge extreme gun rights policies and practices