John, tomorrow marks eight years since police officer Bradley Fox, a Marine Corps veteran who survived two tours in Iraq, was shot and killed in the line of duty by a prohibited purchaser. For years, our legal team took up the fight for justice for Officer Fox and his family. And, despite special protections enjoyed by the gun lobby, we won.
As part of Brady’s winning lawsuit, In Site Firearms — the gun dealer that illegally sold the murder weapon — agreed to major reforms, including improved employee training and oversight and providing compensation for Officer Fox’s widow and children. They even agreed to publicly display Officer Fox’s picture at their shop with a description of the company’s role in his death.
These common-sense gun industry reforms will save lives. And they send a message to every reckless gun dealer: You are not above the law.
For more than 30 years now, Brady Legal has had extraordinary success in using the courtroom to hold reckless gun dealers accountable. But we also desperately need stronger federal laws to hold the most negligent dealers accountable for fueling America’s epidemic of gun violence.
That's why we need to pass the Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act. This lifesaving legislation, which was introduced just last week, would establish common-sense requirements for gun dealers to stop the diversion of firearms into the illegal market.
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Join Us! Launch of Our New End Family Fire Campaign on Preventing Gun Suicide
In the U.S., we lose 63 people a day to gun suicide — more than those who are lost to firearm murders and unintentional shootings combined. In fact, over half of all gun deaths in America (61%) are suicides. Next week, our End Family Fire program is launching a multimedia campaign on safe gun storage as a means to prevent gun suicide.
Please join us for our virtual launch event on Facebook, “Ending Family Fire: A Gun Suicide Prevention Conversation.”
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Click "Get Reminder" and you'll be notified when we're live on Wednesday, September 16, at 3 p.m. ET.
Moderated by Brady President Kris Brown, we're convening veterans, mental health experts, policy experts, and gun violence survivors, including:
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Debbie Plotnick, Mental Health America
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Dr. Joseph Sakran, This is Our Lane
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Caitlin Thompson, PhD, Cohen Veterans Network
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Marquis D. Barefield, Disabled American Veterans
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Eric Mankowski, PhD, American Psychological Associatio
JUST ANNOUNCED: A generous Brady donor is matching every donation made to our #VotingAccessSavesLives campaign — because she knows that we can't prevent gun violence unless we can ensure everyone can access the ballot box.
With about 50 days until Election Day, we're working around the clock to ensure Americans can safely vote. Please consider making a donation to our #VotingAccessSavesLives campaign now and DOUBLE your impact! Any amount helps.
Applications for the Team ENOUGH Executive Council close on Monday, September 14! We're looking for youth activists (ages 16-22) to help shape the goals, values, and national campaigns of Team ENOUGH, our youth-led initiative.
Will you help us spread the word to the young people you know?
Column: About Kyle Rittenhouse’s Gun Charge: Will a Legal Loophole Allow him to Skate? Chicago Tribune
Vote-by-Mail Boosts Turnout + CCPOA Makes Nice with Kiley + Gun Magazine Ban Gets Support, Sacramento Bee
Gun Violence in America, Washington Post
The CRISES Act is an example of a common-sense legislative solution to protect vulnerable communities. In San Francisco, for example, police officials estimate that as high as 80% of calls to police are for people in mental health crisis. The CRISES Act would provide vital grant funding for community-based professionals who are trained in de-escalating and resolving crises.
 "It has become clear that D.C. needs to take a new approach to addressing gun violence. Following a surge in homicides and a damning report that D.C.’s initiative to “crack down” on gun crimes operated in a discriminatory manner, targeting Black residents almost exclusively, it’s clear, too, that the city must adopt an approach that doesn’t harm Black and brown residents and actually prevents gun violence from occurring. We must invest in communities where violence is concentrated to resolve conflict and prevent violence, while targeting the flow of illegal guns into the city. In short, we need to adopt the mind-set: Are we addressing the symptom or the root cause"? |
— Kelly Sampson, Brady Director of Racial Justice and Senior Counsel
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