July 2017 – Americans Against Gun Violence

Jul 25, 2017

AAGunV President quoted in article on declining long gun sales

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Americans Against Gun Violence president, Dr. Bill Durston, was quoted in an article on the front page of the Sacramento Bee on July 24, 2017 concerning the decline in long gun sales in California after Donald Trump became President. Dr. Durston noted that grandfather clauses that are typically included in US gun control laws, allowing people who already have the types of guns in question to keep them if they obtained them before a ban [...]

AAGunV President quoted in article on declining long gun salesBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jul 20, 2017

Save the Date of October 22 to Attend the Americans Against Gun Violence Annual Dinner

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

The first annual dinner of Americans Against Gun Violence will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Sacramento, California, on the evening of Sunday, October 22, 2017. The event will mark the first full year that we’ve been in operation, and it will provide an opportunity for us to reflect both on the progress that we’ve made up to this point and on the formidable challenges that lie ahead. We’re honored to have an [...]

Save the Date of October 22 to Attend the Americans Against Gun Violence Annual DinnerBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

Jul 03, 2017

“Be Courageous, Be Bold”

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence July 3, 2017 "Be Courageous, Be Bold" My wife and I were on short vacation in Monterey, California last week when we learned about the two latest mass shootings in our country. On Friday, June 30, at least 17 people were wounded in a mass shooting in a club in Little Rock, Arkansas. On the same day, a doctor shot and killed a female physician [...]

“Be Courageous, Be Bold”Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:53-07:00

"Pious condolences will no longer suffice…"

"Quarter measures and half measures will no longer suffice…"

"The time has now come that we must enact stringent gun control legislation…"

"…gun control legislation comparable to the legislation in force in virtually every civilized country in the world."
Senator Thomas Dodd, June 11, 1968