"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

May 27, 2021

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Mass Shooting at San Jose Valley Transit Authority

2022-10-09T13:43:47-07:00

Sacramento California, May 27, 2021: Americans Against Gun Violence extends heartfelt sympathy to the families, friends, and coworkers of the of the nine people who were killed in the mass shooting at the San Jose Valley Transit Authority (VTA) maintenance facility on Wednesday, May 26. We also extend our sympathy to the members of the VTA staff who were not physically injured but who suffered severe psychological trauma as a result of being present during the [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Mass Shooting at San Jose Valley Transit Authority2022-10-09T13:43:47-07:00
May 25, 2021

Announcing the Winners of our 2021 National High School Essay Contest

2022-10-09T13:43:47-07:00

Americans Against Gun Violence is pleased to announce the winners of our 2021 National High School Essay Contest. To enter the contest, which was open to all high school students in the United States and its territories, students were required to submit an essay of 500 words or fewer in response to the following prompt: “Describe the effect on American youth of the confluence of our country’s longstanding gun violence epidemic with the current Covid-19 [...]

Announcing the Winners of our 2021 National High School Essay Contest2022-10-09T13:43:47-07:00
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