Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence

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The Big Five Gun Control Groups: Everytown for Gun Safety
Gun control is one of the perennially polarizing social fault lines running through modern American politics. While the past two decades have seen much success for Second Amendment supporters and…
by Robert Stilson on June 18, 2025

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The Big Five Gun Control Groups: Giffords
Giffords supports dozens of different gun control laws, including firearms licensing and registration, mandatory waiting periods, bans on high-capacity magazines and “assault weapons,” and strict limits on carrying firearms in…
by Robert Stilson on June 18, 2025

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The Big Five Gun Control Groups: March for Our Lives
Of all the major gun control advocacy groups in the United States, March for Our Lives has gone the furthest in embracing an intersectional “Everything Leftist” approach to its activism.
by Robert Stilson on June 18, 2025

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The Big Five Gun Control Groups: Final Thoughts
While Everytown, Giffords, Brady, March for Our Lives, and Sandy Hook Promise dominate the national landscape of nonprofit gun control activism in the United States, dozens of others are active…
by Robert Stilson on June 18, 2025

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InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on February 14, 2025

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The Policies of Gun Control Advocacy
Not every form of gun control is politically controversial or constitutionally problematic. Laws preventing children or violent felons from acquiring guns attract precious few critics. The debate turns on more…
by Robert Stilson on April 19, 2023

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The Funders of Gun Control Advocacy
Five groups—Everytown, Giffords, Brady, Sandy Hook Promise, and March for Our Lives—accounted for the vast majority of funds raised by American gun control nonprofits. Each of these groups operate both…
by Robert Stilson on March 29, 2023

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The Landscape of Gun Control Advocacy
Dozens of gun control advocacy groups are active in the United States, and detailed financial information is available on at least 50. This includes groups organized as 501(c)(3) charities, 501(c)(4)…
by Robert Stilson on March 21, 2023

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The Gun Ban Lobby and Its Funders
(PDF here) The gun ban lobby includes not just a few groups like the Brady Center but also the mainstream media as a whole. Its preferred tactics…
by James Simpson on February 4, 2013