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This Black History Month, we celebrated Black leaders who are leading the
work to end gun violence.

For generations, systemic racism has left Black communities bearing the
brunt of America's gun violence crisis. This reality demands both
acknowledgment and action—and our gun violence prevention movement was
built by Black survivors and trailblazers who are turning their pain into
purpose.

[ [link removed] ]Check out our Black History Month blogs to learn more about these
remarkable leaders and their innovative, community-led solutions to the
gun violence crisis.

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When a chance of snow and zero-degree weather shut down Kansas Moms Demand
Action's Advocacy Day, our volunteers quickly pivoted to make sure state
lawmakers heard firsthand that gun violence prevention is a priority.

Over 100 participants, including volunteers, survivors, community
partners, and elected officials, joined a virtual Advocacy Day on Zoom to
discuss the state's gun violence crisis. After the discussion, volunteers
joined together to send messages to Kansas legislators urging them to
support secure storage legislation and education.

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Georgia Students Demand Action leaders showed up in droves at the State
Capitol last month to demand their lawmakers take action on gun safety.

Students are calling on Georgia lawmakers to pass several bills to improve
the state's secure storage: strengthening secure storage education,
requiring the secure storage of guns in cars, and holding gun owners
accountable when children gain access to their weapons.

After last year's deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder,
Georgia, students are fed up with their lawmakers' inaction—and they're
determined to keep fighting. [ [link removed] ]Join your local Students Demand Action
chapter to get involved in your community.

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Glocks are the #1 gun recovered from crime scenes in Baltimore and cities
across the country. And for decades, Glock has made pistols that it knows
can be easily, quickly, and cheaply turned into illegal machine guns.

Last month, Everytown Law joined Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown to file a major lawsuit against
Glock, demanding that the company take steps to prevent its guns from
being converted into these deadly weapons.

[ [link removed] ]Read more in The Washington Post: "Md., Baltimore sue Glock over device
enabling machine-gun fire."

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Two years have passed since the shooting at Michigan State University,
where 3 people were killed and 5 others were injured in a deadly act of
gun violence—and it's been one year since Michigan lawmakers enacted a
critical Extreme Risk law to help prevent future tragedies.

Extreme Risk laws enable loved ones or law enforcement to petition a civil
court to temporarily restrict access to firearms for individuals in crisis
via an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO), allowing them to intervene
before a tragedy occurs.

And [ [link removed] ]a new report by the Michigan State Court Administrative Office
shows that a year in, this policy is working. 391 ERPO complaints were
filed last year, demonstrating that the law is meeting a clear need in
Michigan.

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Michigan isn't the only place where Extreme Risk Protection Orders are
saving lives. Across the country, ERPOs have been used successfully to
prevent suicide and avert threats of mass violence—but there's a wide
variation in ERPO usage from state to state.

That's why Everytown Research interviewed several experts to shine a
bright light on the cities, counties, and states that have taken strong
steps to use ERPOs. These experts range from law enforcement personnel to
victim advocates and were often the pioneers in their communities helping
to implement the laws and refine the processes along the way.

[ [link removed] ]Read more in Champions at Work: Extreme Risk Protection Orders in
Action.

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The constant barrage of bad news can be overwhelming—and it's hard to know
where to look to find the information that matters most.

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