Ghost guns — No serial number means no background check
Everything we’ve been working on in California for the last 30 years in gun violence prevention is being undermined by ghost guns. People who know me know that I’m not usually given to dramatic statements like that. But I’ve had my eye on ghost guns for years, ever...
GOTV 4 GVP — Getting Out the Vote for Gun Violence Prevention!
What if you opened your ballot this autumn and saw this question: Shall we eliminate gun violence in America? □ Yes □ No For most of us, it would be easy to vote in favor of that, wouldn’t it? It’s a nice piece of wishful thinking, but things probably won’t go that...
Open Carry in a Time of Protest and Unrest
Last weekend, civil unrest erupted during initially peaceful protests in La Mesa, California. A number of businesses were looted and two banks were burned to the ground. Reports have circulated in social media and in the Times of San Diego about some citizens,...
Sustainable Development and Gun Violence Prevention
The globally agreed-upon Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Association (UNA) are a powerful synergistic agenda addressing the root causes of violence. They emphasize the need to reduce inequalities, promote health and well-being, reduce poverty and...
If you’re a gun seller in this pandemic, business is great
Guns and ammo are leaping off the shelf. People can’t get enough of them. Customers are lining up outside the door, eager to buy a firearm, you know, just in case things go sideways and they have to defend themselves or their family. In March, more than 3.7 million...
Pandemic Buying, and Safe Storage of Guns and Ammo
“It’s really getting tough out there. The shelves are empty. Nobody has rice or chicken or milk or even toilet paper. I’m really worried about how much longer this is gonna go on.” “You think that’s bad? I went shopping today and all I could find was .45 caliber and...
How to Obtain a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO)
First things first Afraid someone you know or love will harm themselves or others with a gun? In California, a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) can protect you and the ones you love. If you know of anyone who poses an immediate danger of gun injury to themselves...
Safe Storage — The Schools Send the Message Home to the Parents
When you have a law designed to keep children and family members alive through safe storage of firearms, what’s the best way to promote it? Through the schools, of course. So we’re proud of the San Diego Unified School District for passing a unanimous resolution at a...
Gun Safety Laws Work. Here’s Proof.
Second Amendment gun groups have been getting ink and airtime in local media lately. They’ve been claiming that recent mass shooting statistics in California somehow prove that sensible gun laws don't work. Their message is that, despite having some of the strictest...
National Gun Violence Survivors Week — Come Make a Soul Box
By the first week of February each year, the U.S. has already lost as many lives to gun violence as most other nations will lose in the entire year. That’s not much to be proud of. But it is a lot of lives to honor. Here are a couple of ways to honor them. Everytown’s...
Gun Violence Survivors Are Everywhere
Some of the most dedicated advocates of preventing gun violence whom I have met are those who have been personally affected by it. Our epidemic of gun violence here in the United States has created a nation of survivors, and there are more of them every week. If you...
Michael Bloomberg Comes to Town . . .
. . . and spends time with San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention (SD4GVP). During his recent swing through Southern California, the Democratic presidential hopeful scheduled a campaign event at the home of Wendy Wheatcroft. Wendy is not only running her own campaign...