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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.

Jun 02, 2019

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Virginia Beach Mass Shooting

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

Sacramento California, June 2, 2019: Americans Against Gun Violence extends heartfelt sympathy to the families, friends, and coworkers of the 12 people who were killed in the mass shooting in the Municipal Center in Virginia Beach on Friday, May 31. We also extend our sympathy and wishes for a prompt and complete recovery to the other victims who suffered non-fatal wounds in the attack. An NPR reporter who lives in Virginia Beach, Sara McCammon, commented on [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Virginia Beach Mass ShootingBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

May 26, 2019

Announcing the Winners in the 2019 Americans Against Gun Violence National High School Essay Contest

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

The prompt for the 2019 Americans Against Gun Violence National High School Essay Contest was the following excerpt from the majority opinion written by the late Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun in the 1980 case of Lewis v. United States: The Second Amendment guarantees no right to keep and bear a firearm that does not have "some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia." The contest was open to all high [...]

Announcing the Winners in the 2019 Americans Against Gun Violence National High School Essay ContestBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

May 24, 2019

2018 National High School Essay Contest

Bill Durston2025-02-12T11:39:29-08:00

Announcing the Winners of the 2018 Americans Against Gun Violence National High School Essay Contest The prompt for the 2018 Americans Against Gun Violence National High School Essay Contest was the following statement made by the late Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on June 11, 1968: The time has now come that we must adopt stringent gun control legislation comparable to the legislation in force [...]

2018 National High School Essay ContestBill Durston2025-02-12T11:39:29-08:00

May 15, 2019

Student Walkout at Vigil for STEM Charter School Mass Shooting Victims Highlights Importance of Our National High School Essay Contest

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence High school students attending a vigil in the school auditorium on the evening after the mass shooting on the campus of the STEM* charter school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, disrupted the program after U.S. Senator Michael Bennett (D-Colorado) and U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colorado) spoke concerning the need for stronger gun laws to prevent such tragedies from recurring.[i] Prior to the comments by the congressmen, [...]

Student Walkout at Vigil for STEM Charter School Mass Shooting Victims Highlights Importance of Our National High School Essay ContestBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

May 06, 2019

The Campus Mass Shooting that Barely Made the News

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

The Campus Mass Shooting that Barely Made the News A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence On the evening of Tuesday, April 30, a former student, 22 year old Trystan Terrell, walked into a class at the University of North Carolina’s Charlotte campus and opened fire with a handgun, killing two students and wounding four others. According to first hand reports, one of the students who was killed in the attack, [...]

The Campus Mass Shooting that Barely Made the NewsBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

Apr 29, 2019

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Poway, CA and Baltimore, MD Shootings

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

Sacramento California, April 29, 2019: Americans Against Gun Violence extends heartfelt sympathy to the friends, family, and fellow worshipers of the victim killed in the shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, on Saturday, April 27; and to the friends, family, and fellow community members of the victim killed in the shooting at a neighborhood cookout in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday, April 28. We also extend our sympathy and wishes for a prompt recovery to the [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to Poway, CA and Baltimore, MD ShootingsBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:48-07:00

Apr 02, 2019

Americans Against Gun Violence Condemns District Court Judge’s Ruling in Duncan v. Becerra Invalidating California High Capacity Magazine Ban

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:49-07:00

AR-15 rifle with high capacity magazine Sacramento California, April 2, 2019: Americans Against Gun Violence condemns the ruling by District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez on March, 29, 2019, in the case of Virginia Duncan et al v. Xavier Becerra, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California. California voters approved Proposition 63, which included a ban on ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds, by almost a two [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Condemns District Court Judge’s Ruling in Duncan v. Becerra Invalidating California High Capacity Magazine BanBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:49-07:00

Mar 15, 2019

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to New Zealand Mass Shootings

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:49-07:00

Sacramento California, March 15, 2019: Americans Against Gun Violence extends heartfelt sympathy to the friends, family, fellow worshippers, and fellow countrymen and women of the many victims who were killed in the mass shootings at two Muslim mosques in New Zealand yesterday. We also extend sincere wishes for a prompt and complete recovery to the many other victims who suffered non-fatal injuries in the attacks. We condemn the shootings in the strongest terms along with [...]

Americans Against Gun Violence Responds to New Zealand Mass ShootingsBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:49-07:00

Jan 17, 2019

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence Concerning our 2019 High School Essay Contest

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:50-07:00

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence concerning our 2019 High School Essay Contest “The Second Amendment guarantees no right to keep and bear a firearm that does not have ‘some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia.”” I’m pleased to announce that the 2019 Americans Against Gun Violence High School Essay Contest is now open for submissions from high school students in the United States and [...]

A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence Concerning our 2019 High School Essay ContestBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:50-07:00

Jan 14, 2019

The Tragic, Preventable Death of Deputy Natalie Corona

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:50-07:00

Deputy Natalie Corona Americans Against Gun Violence extends heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends, and colleagues of Davis California Police Officer Natalie Corona who was shot and killed in the line of duty on January 10, 2019. Deputy Corona was investigating a traffic accident when a man on a bicycle approached her from behind and shot and killed her with a semi-automatic handgun. Deputy Corona was 22 years old at the time of [...]

The Tragic, Preventable Death of Deputy Natalie CoronaBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:50-07:00

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"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