Hey Friend,

It’s been a whirlwind for gun violence prevention legislation recently. In response to the significant waves of mass shootings, Congress has been working to pass legislation to try to end this nightmare. 

The most expansive and impactful is the recently passed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. This legislation addresses a range of issues including more funding for mental health services, additional funding for states to implement extreme risk protection orders, adding convicted domestic abusers in dating relationships to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and an enhanced review process for gun purchasers under the age of 21. 

The United States House also recently passed an assault weapons ban, H.R. 1808 on Friday, July 29th, 2022. This is the first time an assault weapons ban has been passed since 2004. The next stop would be the United States Senate. We know banning assault weapons works as a study from Northwestern University claims the federal assault weapons ban of 1994 prevented as many as 11 mass shootings while it was active from 1994-2004. 

We recently worked on an updated extremism report that addresses the link between extremism and gun violence. This report also advises policy recommendations including some of the policies discussed above. Please take a look at our report and share it with your friends and family. 

We will continue providing updates on future legislation, current legislation, and implementation efforts moving forward!

Thank you,