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The Brady Campaign works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies through grassroots activism, electing pro-gun control public officials and increasing public awareness of gun violence.
Assault Weapons Threaten Our Safety and Security
The federal law banning the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons, known as the federal assault weapons ban, has expired. It was passed as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. President Clinton signed it into law on September 13, 1994. Despite his promise to renew the ban, President George W. Bush and Congress allowed the ban to "sunset" in September of 2004.
Ballistic Fingerprints Help Solve Crimes
When a gun is fired, identifying marks are made on the bullets and cartridge casings. Those marks, called ballistic fingerprints, are as unique as human fingerprints - no two firearms leave the same marks. The marks are also reproducible - every time a gun is fired it leaves identical marks. The uniqueness and reproducible qualities of ballistic fingerprints can provide a critical tool to law enforcement for solving gun crimes by rapidly identifying the specific weapon that was used in a crime.
Carrying Concealed Weapons
The history of CCW, laws, why carrying concealed weapons does not make America safer and the gun lobby's efforts to push through legislation allowing virtually anyone carry a hidden weapon in public.
Child Access Prevention Laws State Summaries
State summaries on Child Access Protection laws including years luch laws passed and the scope of each states' law.
Concealed Handgun Fraud: Exposing John Lott
The NRA has long used John Lott's work, "More Guns, Less Crime" to push for enactment of concealed handgun laws (CCW). But serious questions about Lott's findings, and even his personal credibility, are emerging.
Gun Industry Reform: Making Guns Safer
Reforming the gun industry to make guns safer and keep them out of the hands of criminals.
Guns in the Home
Why a gun the home is a risk to your family. Examining the risk posed from keeping a gun the home, accessability by children and the gun lobby's efforts to defeat safe storage laws.
Juvenile Possession Laws by State
Currently, only 12 states and the District of Columbia prohibit anyone from selling handguns to persons under 21, including so-called "private" sales: Connecticut; Hawaii; Iowa; Maryland; Massachusetts, Missouri; Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio; Rhode Island; South Carolina and Washington.
Kids & Guns in America
Background, statistics and facts about the issue of kids and guns, trigger locks, safe storage and reforming the gun industry to keep children from accessing firearms.
Myth of the Second Amendment
Meaning, history and modern interpreation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Includes contemporary reading of the Second Amendment by the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts, U.S. v. Emerson and how gun control laws relate to the Second Amendment.
Special Protection for the Gun Industry: State Bills
Frequently asked questions about gun industry immunity including why the gun lobby is pursing such legislation, the current laws and lawsuits, and what former industry insider Robert Ricker says about the gun industry.
The Brady Law: Preventing Crime and Saving Lives
Prior to the enactment of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Law) in 1993, most states did not require background checks of gun purchasers so there was no way for gun sellers to know whether customers were lying about their backgrounds. The Brady Law, which went into effect on February 28, 1994, changed this by requiring federally-licensed firearm dealers (FFLs) to check with law enforcement before selling a firearm.
The Threat of .50 Caliber Armor-Piecing Sniper Rifles
In 1987, Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., patented its self-described "armor-penetrating" .50 caliber BMG sniper rifle. Capable of destroying armored personnel carriers, aircraft and bulk fuel and ammunition sites, the .50 caliber sniper rifle is now proliferating in the civilian market. Accurate at up to 2,000 yards (20 football fields end-to-end) it can inflict effective damage to targets over four miles away. With more power on impact then any other semi-automatic rifle legally available on the civilian market, the .50 caliber represents a serious threat to our local law enforcement and national security.
The Top 10 NRA Myths About Assault Weapons
The National Rifle Association's #1 national legislative priority is to block renewal of the Federal Assault Weapons Act. To that end, the NRA is engaged in a systematic campaign of distortion and deception about assault weapons and their dangers. Here we have exposed the Top 10 NRA myths about assault weapons.
The Truth About Australia
Despite an NRA infomercial that suggests Australia has a surging crime rate due to gun confiscation, the country's homicide rate is 15 times less than that of the United States. Includes text of Australia Attorney General Daryl Williams' letter to Charton Heston and the NRA.
Waiting Periods and Background Checks
Why waiting periods and background checks help prevent gun crime.
Waiting Periods by State
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, or Brady Law, which took seven years to pass in Congress, was finally signed into law on November 30, 1993, and went into effect on February 28, 1994. Thirty-two states were affected by the law when it was first implemented because they conducted no background checks prior to the purchase of firearms. Since that time, several of these states passed laws requiring background checks on handgun purchasers which exempted them from the Brady Law.
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