Iowans for Gun Safety seeks common sense solutions to gun violence
Iowans for Gun Safety is a 501.c.3 organization seeking common sense solutions to gun violence
- We come at the issue of gun violence from the perspective of the victims and families.
- We believe gun violence is a public health and safety issue, and that overcoming gun violence is compatible with lawful and responsible gun ownership.
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The Latest News from Iowans for Gun Safety
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Gun policies & Tuesday's results: November 1, 2024 By Sunny Sone of The Trace As voters head to the polls in the final days before
Voter Guide 2024 – Iowans for Gun Safety
November 2024 Gun Violence Prevention Voter Guide Iowans for Gun Safety believes that informed voters will want to seek out candidates who are interested in stopping the public health epidemic of gun violence. Please read through our Voter Guide to Legislative Candidates (below) to see relevant legi...
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Read this important viewpoint by Amber Gustafson. And if you insist on owning a gun, then be a responsible owner and lock it up separately
Could Future School Shootings Like Perry be Prevented?
**BONUS POST** Iowa Department of Public Safety releases new information on the January 4 school shooting in Perry but offers scant concrete ideas on how to prevent the next one.
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Gun storage is important! Access makes a life & death difference.
'Times have changed:' Gun details from Perry school shooting prompt experts to emphasize gun safety
According to investigators, the revolver was never used but belonged to the gunman's father.
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Gun violence research finally got some funding in 2019. More $$ are needed but here’s what’s been happening.
In 2019, Congress Finally Funded Gun Violence Research. Here’s How It’s Changed the Field
In the mid-2010s, as a series of mass shootings set new records for lethality and turned the public’s attention toward America’s gun violence epidemic, the same question was raised again and again: Why won’t the federal government fund gun violence research? Twice as much federal money was .....