Washington state is a national leader in the gun violence prevention movement. When the Alliance for Gun Responsibility formed in 2013, the Giffords Law Center gave Washington State a “C” grade for our gun laws. Now, our grade is an “A-” and our state now ranks 10th in the country for commonsense gun laws.

BUT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO.

GUN VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

Gun VIOLENCE IN AMERICA

Right now, there are more guns than people in the United States.

Everywhere we go – movie theaters, places of worship, concerts, schools, malls – the threat of gun violence follows. We now live in an age where if someone mentions the Aurora mass shooting, an appropriate response is “which one?”

Solutions

There is no one solution to the gun violence epidemic. Action is needed on the federal, state and local level as well as a cultural shift. Read more.

Myths & Facts

The gun lobby is adept at distraction, misinformation, and fear-mongering—whatever it takes to make Americans (and more importantly, politicians) complacent in the gun violence epidemic. We’re debunking some of its favorite talking points. Read more.

Stories of Gun Violence

These victims and survivors of gun violence are the real people behind the statistics. Read more.