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 Concealed Carry Reciprocity
- Keep Guns Off Campus
- Prohibit Guns in Sensitive Areas
- Prohibit Open Carry
- Repeal Stand Your Ground 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
People of all races and ethnicities experience interpersonal violence, but communities of color are disproportionately devastated by domestic violence involving a firearm. Black women are three times more likely to be fatally shot by an intimate partner compared to white women. Even though women of color experience domestic violence at… Continue