On April 16, 2007, the nation was plunged into mourning once again when a student at Virginia Tech University went on a murderous rampage, killing 32 people. Sadness turned to outrage and we asked our nation's leaders: What are you going to do about gun violence?

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Parker v. District of Columbia: A Threat to All US Gun Laws

In March, two right-wing activist judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals voted to overturn D.C.'s 30-year-old handgun law. Their decision defies 70 years of U.S. Supreme Court precedent, and if the decision stands, would put gun laws of every kind at risk.

If this case reaches the Supreme Court, it will produce the definitive judicial ruling on the meaning of the Second Amendment that will determine the fate of sensible gun laws for many generations.

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A Brady Center Exclusive Report: No Gun Left Behind

The Brady Center has compiled a new report that blows the whistle on the gun lobby's strategy to put more guns on campus and explains how, far from saving lives, it would dramatically increase gun violence risks to college students.

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Meet a Sensible Gun Law Activist: Working Assets' Act for Change, Corporation and Activist

Working Assets' Act For Change makes it easy for people to become online activists and speak out on behalf of progressive issues. By combining progressive news with opportunities for citizen action, Working Assets' Act For Change is a powerful and far reaching catalyst for change.

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The Brady Center would like to thank all of our supporters for making the annual Stand Up for a Safe America Gala in Washington D.C. a great success.

Sam Donaldson, 37-year ABC News Veteran, hosted the evening with his witty repartee, and the program honored Representative Rahm Emanuel with the Sarah Brady Visionary Award and Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger with the James S. Brady Law Enforcement Award. On hand to present the awards to our honorees were Brady Center Chair, Sarah Brady, and Congressman Chris Van Hollen.

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