
Help defend NY SAFE.
The NY SAFE Act is under attack by the well-funded corporate gun lobby. It has filed numerous lawsuits to overturn the law and block its implementation. It has also launched an aggressive misinformation campaign about the law–focusing on upstate communities, where gun ownership is... Read More

NYAGV Announces 2014 Gun Safety Legislative Priorities
Child access prevention (CAP) and microstamping will highlight NYAGV’s gun safety legislative priorities for New York State in 2014. On January 15–the one-year anniversary of the NY SAFE Act–NYAGV announced gun safety proposals for the new legislative session that... Read More

Shoot-First Laws Sweeping the Nation
Look at the numbers for “shoot-first” laws: In 1981, zero states had them. Now 26 states do. And if the gun lobby gets its way, these dangerous laws– a.k.a. “stand-your-ground” laws or “007–license to kill” laws, will soon be adopted by even more states. Shoot-first laws have been proposed–and... Read More

Senate Loses a Strong Voice for Gun Safety
NYAGV regrets the passing today of Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), a prominent supporter of strong gun safety laws. Lautenberg’s last votes in the Senate occurred in April, when he voted to support federal background checks and to ban... Read More