The Brady Campaign has been working closely with the Task Force on Guns, and we believe in comprehensive solutions to reducing gun violence.

The White House Recommendations
» Click here to read the Brady press release on President Obama's statement
» Click here for a fact sheet on policies and programs to reduce gun deaths and injuries
» Click here to see Brady’s proposals to the Biden Task Force
» Click here for the New York Times article on Brady’s proposals

Now It's Up to Us
The President and Vice President need your help now!
» Click here to take action now

Background Checks
» Click here for a report on why we need to require background checks on all gun sales
» Click here for a report on the success of the Brady law

Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines
» Click here for a report on the dangers of assault weapons
» Click here for a report on the success of the 1994 federal Assault Weapons Ban
» Click here for a list of shootings with assault weapons

We are saddened by the senseless loss of life at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Our deepest sympathies go out to everyone affected.

We are better than this.

We must work to make the voice of the American public heard.

We all want to live in a safer nation.

» Click to sign a condolence letter and raise your voice for change

We lose too many Americans to gun violence, day in and day out.

There have been more than 70 mass shootings since the January 8, 2011, massacre in Tucson, Arizona.

We lose on average 32 people a day to gun murders in the U.S.

The homicide rate in the U.S. is 6.9 times higher than 22 other high-income, high population countries, combined.

» Click here for a list of mass shootings since 2005
» Click here for a list of school shootings since 1997
» Click here to see a fact sheet on daily and yearly gun violence

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In the wake of the recent tragedy that claimed the lives of NFL linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, the national conversation about common sense solutions to gun violence continues to gain unprecedented momentum.

This past Sunday night, Bob Costas, reading the words of journalist Jason Whitlock, made a powerful and eloquent appeal for some common sense.

The day after Costas' comments, I had the opportunity to appear on The Ed Show withThe New York Times sports reporter William C. Rhoden who said that gun violence should be the NFL’s next big “civil rights issue."

Once again, Americans from across the nation and across the political spectrum are coming together to say that We Are Better Than This – better than a nation where more than 500 women are killed by their husbands or intimate acquaintances with guns every year – better than 32 gun murders every day.

On The Ed Show, I was asked whether I think the next congress will finally take up the issue of gun violence. I confidently answered, “Yes, because it’s a conversation the American public wants to have.”

And now we look forward to taking that conversation – your voice – to Congress in 2013!

We have unprecedented momentum and we are more certain than ever, with your continued support, the national conversation around gun violence will only continue to build until we make this the better, safer, nation we all want and deserve!

-Brady Center President Dan Gross

» Watch Bob Costas' appeal for common sense gun laws
» Read sports columnist Jason Whitlock's commentary
» Costas argues for gun reform on The O'Reilly Factor
» Watch Brady President Dan Gross on The Ed Show

We at The Brady Center & Campaign want to express our heartfelt appreciation to Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords for the statements they made at the sentencing of Tucson mass shooter Jared Loughner. They added their powerful voices to the national conversation about sensible gun laws.

Gabby and Mark continue to be a profound inspiration to us and to all Americans who know we are better than a nation that loses 32 of our fellow citizens to gun murders every day.

We join with them in a solid commitment to making this the better, safer nation we all want and deserve.”

» Mark Kelly's Full Statement at Sentencing Hearing
» Mark Kelly on CNN's Piers Morgan
» Washington Post editorial on Kelly's statements