Urban Massachusetts leads the nation with the lowest gun death rate in the continental United States Stop Handgun Violence — the Massachusetts based non-profit organization that works to prevent gun injuries and deaths through education, public awareness, policy and community activism — is celebrating its 25-year anniversary on Thursday, October 24th at the House of
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security will hear testimony on over 60 firearm bills. Stop Handgun Violence board member, Gail Erdos, will be testifying on behalf of the organization. “We applaud the legislature for holding a hearing on these important bills.” said John Rosenthal, founder of Stop Handgun
Stop Handgun Violence Response to Mass Shooting In Philadelphia, PA: On the heels of shootings in Gilroy, CA, El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH six police officers were ambushed and shot last night in an apparent attempt to serve a warrant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania does not restrict the sales or possession of assault weapons and high
This afternoon, news of another mass shooting broke. According to the Gun Violence Archive this is the 8thshooting with ten or more victims this year and the 249thmass shooting in 2019. The details of this horrific incident are continuing to emerge, but several reports have indicated that as many as twenty were murdered and dozens
The Back Bay Ringers are dedicating their Spring Season of Giving Back to gun violence prevention awareness and donating proceeds of their concert series to Stop Handgun Violence. “We are proud to partner with the Back Bay Ringers to help us share our message and bring awareness about this issue to new audiences,” said Zoe
Over the weekend, March for Our Lives: Massachusetts students and Stop Handgun Violence partnered to hold an ARTivism event to raise awareness about gun violence in the United States. On Saturday morning, Massachusetts students gathered to spray paint a design created by local student Griffin Gould in Graffiti Alley in Cambridge. The design featured an
Boston, MA – Stop Handgun Violence (SHV) launched a new public awareness campaign this week to drive home the dangers of 3D printed firearms. In a newly released video, still 3D images of students holding backpacks and books as they enter their high school turn haunting as teenagers are shown trying to barricade a door
Boston, MA–Stop Handgun Violence will join Representative Linsky and state legislators to view a documentary short by survivor, Greg Gibson and hold a discussion on legislative priorities of local gun violence prevention advocates. The documentary features Greg Gibson sitting down with the killer of his son to discuss the gaps in federal policy that allowed
Boston, MA– Thursday, Stop Handgun Violence will host a private screening of the documentary film “91%” followed by a discussion with director John Richie. The film highlights the public support of the effective universal background checks policy and the unwillingness of Congress to pass the legislation. “We are bringing this film to Massachusetts in a
Over a weekend in mid-March, Boston University School of Public Health, March for Our Lives: Massachusetts and Stop Handgun Violence partnered to hold a regional student summit and training on gun violence prevention. We began on a Friday with Massachusetts students to learn about local gun trafficking and take a variety of workshops looking at
