John,
New research confirms: Stronger gun laws save children’s lives.
The evidence is now clearer than ever. A major new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association - Pediatrics confirms that tougher state-level gun laws are directly linked to fewer children dying from gun violence.
This study looked at more than a decade of data following a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that weakened local gun restrictions. The findings are heartbreaking: states that rolled back gun safety protections saw over 7,400 more child deaths than researchers predicted.
By contrast, states that took action to strengthen their laws -- including California, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey -- saw stable or significantly fewer child gun deaths. Universal background checks. Safe storage requirements. Red flag laws. These are not hypothetical ideas -- they are proven, data-backed policies that save lives.
Send a direct message to your state legislators and governor. Demand stronger state gun laws to save children’s lives now.
Meanwhile, in states like Missouri, Texas, and Florida, where gun laws were weakened, child firearm deaths rose sharply. The pattern is undeniable: when access to deadly weapons goes up and safety measures disappear, more children die.
These weren't unavoidable tragedies -- they were the predictable outcomes of policy decisions that made guns more accessible and less regulated.
We know what works. The question now is whether our leaders will act.
We can’t allow political extremism or gun industry lobbying to stand in the way of basic protections for our kids. If we want to stop this crisis, we need lawmakers who prioritize public health and child safety over profit and partisanship.
Send your state lawmakers a direct message calling for stronger gun laws, including background checks, secure storage, and red flag laws.
Thank you for working for strong common-sense gun laws in the states. Our children’s lives depend on it.
- DFA AF Team
