Attorneys representing Elizabeth Shirley of Cherokee County, KS, have announced a settlement in their precedent-setting case against a Kansas gun dealer that sold a shotgun in a straw purchase.
“Over the past week, our #IamCharleston campaign has seen a tremendous outpouring of more than 10,000 messages of love and support for the community of Mother Emanuel and Charleston."
“We are extremely disappointed that the Alaska jury in this case did not decide to hold Ray Coxe accountable for his outrageous and reckless behavior. Fortunately, though, federal authorities have decided to act and have very rightfully revoked his license to sell guns.”
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, community leaders, and advocates including Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. united on June 6 to protest Chuck’s Gun Shop & Pistol Range in Riverdale, IL, for contributing to the high gun violence rate in Chicago.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, community leaders, and advocates united on April 25 to protest Philadelphia gun dealer Firing Line, Inc., for contributing to the alarming number of guns on the streets of Philadelphia.
“Californians are safer now that the Court has vacated this erroneous decision and reinstated reasonable regulations to protect families from loaded, hidden guns in restaurants, parks, streets, and other public places."
Statement by Jonathan Lowy, Director of the Legal Action Project at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, on Brady’s Campaign to Hold Accountable ‘Bad Apple’ Gun Dealers Like the One that Sold the Weapon Used to Kill Two New York Police Officers
West Webster, NY firefighters and their families can proceed in their case against the seller of the guns used to shoot them and their loved ones on Christmas Eve 2012, a New York trial court judge ruled.
Local gun dealer Lock N Load, the seller of the gun and ammunition a teenager used to murder his mother and her boyfriend, is liable for their deaths, according to a lawsuit filed today for the families of the victims by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and White & Case LLP, which are providing pro bono counsel.