May 29, 2014
In the news
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to increase funding for the NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Checks System) for firearm purchases.
Brady Campaign News
March 05, 2014
In the news
“This new policy is not a victory because Facebook continues to make it too easy for dangerous people to evade a background check when buying guns."
February 28, 2014
In the news
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence today released a report chronicling the impact of the Brady law and revealed that felons, domestic abusers, and fugitives are the top categories of prohibited purchasers who have been denied gun purchases since the law went into effect 20 years ago.
February 11, 2014
In the news
“As an organization dedicated to preventing gun violence, we are disturbed by the politicizing of a bill by the corporate gun lobby and their supporters in Congress that has nothing to do with guns."
January 29, 2014
In the news
“Last year my brother Matthew and I were honored to be in the House gallery, together with dozens more gun victims and survivors, as President Obama culminated his State of the Union Address with a rousing call for sensible gun reforms."
January 03, 2014
In the news
“We are pleased to see the Obama Administration’s continued leadership on the issue of gun violence prevention, especially their ongoing commitment to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people."
December 11, 2013
In the news
The “2013 State Scorecard: Why Gun Laws Matter,” released today ranks all fifty states based on thirty policy approaches to regulating guns and ammunition, such as background checks on gun sales, reporting lost or stolen firearms, and prohibiting dangerous people from purchasing weapons.
December 03, 2013
In the news
Today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Undetectable Firearms Act, set to expire at midnight December 9, 2013. The U.S. Senate is expected to take up the legislation when they return next week.
November 27, 2013
In the news
This Saturday, Nov. 30th will mark the twentieth anniversary of President Clinton signing the “Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act,” the law that requires gun purchases from licensed gun dealers to go through a background check.
November 14, 2013
In the news
Hundreds of gun violence prevention advocates from around the country took to the halls of Congress today calling on members to expand effective Brady background checks to online and gun show sales.
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