Solutions
Everytown recommends these evidence-based solutions. Our research shows that common-sense public safety policies can reduce gun violence and save lives.
Keep Guns Out of the Wrong Hands
- Alert Local Law Enforcement of Failed Background Checks
- Background Checks on All Gun Sales
- Close the Charleston Loophole
- Disarm Hate
- Extreme Risk Laws
- Prevent Gun Trafficking
- Prohibit People With Dangerous Histories From Having Guns
- Report Lost and Stolen Guns
- Require Prohibited People to Turn in Their Guns
- Waiting Periods
Keep Communities Safe
- Block a Federal Concealed Carry Mandate
- Keep Guns Off Campus
- Prohibit Guns in Sensitive Areas
- Prohibit Open Carry
- Repeal Shoot First Laws
- Require Permits to Carry Concealed Guns in Public
- Strong Standards for Carrying Concealed Guns in Public
- Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance Funding
- Violence Intervention Programs
Keep Guns Out of Schools
Be a Responsible Gun Owner
Hold the Gun Industry Accountable
Prohibit Assault Weapons & Dangerous Hardware
Key Takeaways Lawmakers in Congress are proposing a dangerous bill that would create a federal concealed carry mandate, also known as concealed carry reciprocity (H.R. 38 and S. 65). Passing what it calls “concealed carry reciprocity” is one of the gun industry’s top priorities. This legislation would: Force each state…Continue