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About Bill Durston

Bill Durston, M.D., is a board certified emergency physician who has treated innumerable civilian gunshot victims during a medical career spanning more than 40 years. Before becoming a physician, Durston served in combat with the U.S. Marine Corps during the height of the Vietnam War. He qualified as an expert marksman in the Marines and was decorated for "courage under fire" as a patrol leader with the Marines' prestigious Third Force Reconnaissance Company. Dr. Durston has worked in the area of gun violence prevention with numerous organizations, both medical and non-medical, throughout his career. In 2016, he co-founded Americans Against Gun Violence to fill the need for a national organization that would openly advocate adopting stringent gun control laws in the United States comparable to the laws that have long been in effect in all the other high income democratic countries of the world. Dr. Durston continues to serve as the founding president of Americans Against Gun Violence.

Dec 05, 2021

Are You Unknowingly Contributing to “The Other Big Lie?”

Bill Durston2022-11-10T09:58:36-08:00

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence December 5, 2021 On the morning of Tuesday, November 30, a day that had been declared, “Giving Tuesday,” I sent out a message to our supporters in which I posed the question, “Are you unknowingly contributing to ‘The Other Big Lie.’” The “Other Big Lie” to which I was referring was the fraudulent claim that the Second Amendment was intended to confer an individual [...]

Are You Unknowingly Contributing to “The Other Big Lie?”Bill Durston2022-11-10T09:58:36-08:00

Nov 19, 2021

Americans Against Gun Violence Applauds Folsom Commissioner Leary for Opposing Home Gun Dealers

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Sacramento, California, November 19, 2021: The Folsom City Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 on Wednesday evening to continue to allow gun dealers to sell guns and ammunition from their residential homes. Commissioner Barbara Leary was the sole member of the commission to oppose the measure. The city of Folsom is a bedroom community located about 15 miles east of Sacramento. There are currently 15 schools in Folsom, including three high schools, as well as [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Applauds Folsom Commissioner Leary for Opposing Home Gun DealersBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Nov 10, 2021

“Bye Soph, see you this evening.”

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

On November 7, 2021, it was my honor to conduct an online interview with Dr. Michael North, author of the book, Dunblane: Never Forget. During the live interview that was conducted via Zoom, Americans Against Gun Violence supporters who logged in to the event had an opportunity to ask questions of Dr. North (who prefers to be addressed by his nickname, "Mick") and to offer comments. The opportunity to speak directly with Mick is now passed, but [...]

“Bye Soph, see you this evening.”Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Nov 08, 2021

November 7 interview with Dr. Michael North is now available for online viewing

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Americans Against Gun Violence president, Dr. Bill Durston, interviewed Dr. Michael North on November 7, 2021, during a meeting conducted via Zoom that was open to the general public. The one hour interview can be viewed by clicking on this link. Dr. North, who prefers to be addressed by his nickname, "Mick," lost his five year old daughter, Sophie, in the mass shooting at the elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland, in 1996, in which fifteen [...]

November 7 interview with Dr. Michael North is now available for online viewingBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Oct 26, 2021

November 7 online discussion of “Dunblane: Never Forget,” with the author, Dr. Michael North

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Anyone who is seriously interested in helping achieve the adoption of the kinds of definitive gun control laws necessary to stop the U.S. epidemic of gun violence is invited to participate in an online discussion hosted by Americans Against Gun Violence of the book, Dunblane: Never Forget, with the book’s author, Dr. Michael North, on Sunday, November 7, at 11 AM PST. Here is the URL for logging in to the discussion: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87981540216?pwd=UUhQM0ZGbjZwMDVzTTcxcERsZVNQZz09 Dr. North [...]

November 7 online discussion of “Dunblane: Never Forget,” with the author, Dr. Michael NorthBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Oct 13, 2021

An invitation from the president of Americans Against Gun Violence to join in a discussion of the book, Dunblane: Never Forget, with the author, Dr. Michael North, on Sunday, November 7

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

I’d like to invite everyone who is serous about stopping our country's shameful epidemic of gun violence to participate in an online discussion of the book, Dunblane: Never Forget, with the book's author, Dr. Michael North on Sunday, November 7, at 11 AM PST. Dr. North, who was our keynote speaker at last year’s online annual conference, lost his five year old daughter, Sophie, in the mass shooting at the elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland, in 1996, [...]

An invitation from the president of Americans Against Gun Violence to join in a discussion of the book, Dunblane: Never Forget, with the author, Dr. Michael North, on Sunday, November 7Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Sep 22, 2021

Americans Against Gun Violence Calls on High Court to Overturn Rogue 2nd Amendment Decision

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Sacramento California, September 22, 2021: Americans Against Gun Violence filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the case of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen on Tuesday, September 21, in which the organization called on the Supreme Court to overturn its rogue 2008 Heller decision. In the NYSRPA v. Bruen case, the gun lobby claims that New York State's laws restricting the carrying of concealed handguns violates the Second Amendment. The gun lobby's argument is based [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Calls on High Court to Overturn Rogue 2nd Amendment DecisionBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Jul 20, 2021

Americans Against Gun Violence Denounces Split Ruling by 3-Judge Appeals Court Panel Concerning the Legal Age to Purchase a Handgun

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Sacramento California, July 20, 2021: Americans Against Gun Violence denounces the ruling by a 2-1 majority of a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that the federal law prohibiting the sale of handguns to persons under the age of 21 by federally licensed firearm dealers (FFL’s) violates the Second Amendment. In 1968, in response to a growing epidemic of gun violence in the United States, with the majority of shootings being committed with [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Denounces Split Ruling by 3-Judge Appeals Court Panel Concerning the Legal Age to Purchase a HandgunBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Jun 29, 2021

Americans Against Gun Violence President Speaks About Gun Violence Prevention at “Pathways for Justice” Event

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Americans Against Gun Violence president Dr. Bill Durston was invited to speak on the topic, "Gun Violence in America: A Preventable Epidemic," during an hour long interactive online forum hosted by the Pathways for Justice Ministry of Sacramento's St. Francis of Assisi Parish on Monday, June 28. The event was recorded and can be viewed online by clicking on this link: https://youtu.be/vsTZ0HRicJg During his presentation, which is supplemented with illustrative slides, Dr. Durston speaks and [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence President Speaks About Gun Violence Prevention at “Pathways for Justice” EventBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:46-07:00

Jun 09, 2021

Americans Against Gun Violence Denounces District Court Judge Roger Benitez’s Ruling in Miller v. Bonta that California’s Assault Weapons Ban Violates Second Amendment

Bill Durston2022-12-27T18:39:55-08:00

Sacramento California, June 9, 2021: Americans Against Gun Violence denounces the ruling by San Diego District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez on June 4, 2021, in the case of James Miller et al v. Rob Bonta, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, et al, that California’s assault weapons ban violates the Second Amendment. Judge Benitez’s extreme bias is clear from the very first sentence of his decision, in which [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Denounces District Court Judge Roger Benitez’s Ruling in Miller v. Bonta that California’s Assault Weapons Ban Violates Second AmendmentBill Durston2022-12-27T18:39:55-08:00

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