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PRESS RELEASE: Stop Handgun Violence, March for Our Lives: Massachusetts students gather for ARTivism gun violence prevention awareness event in wake of another mass shooting.

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

STOP HANDGUN VIOLENCE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING THE DANGERS OF 3D PRINTED FIREARMS

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

Stop Handgun Violence joins Representative Linsky and gun violence survivor Greg Gibson at State House to show documentary short and highlight legislative priorities this session

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

Stop Handgun Violence brings “91%” documentary to Boston for Private Screening with director John Richie

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

Stop Handgun Violence, March for Our Lives: Massachusetts and Boston University School of Public Health hold regional student summit on gun violence prevention

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

U.S. House passes HR 8 background check bill

Stop Handgun Violence Applauds House of Representatives for Passing H.R. 8, Background Check Bill for All Gun Sales Boston, MA– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) and House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), voted to pass H.R. 8, a bill that would require background checks

Stop Handgun Violence Applauds House of Representatives for Filing H.R. 8, Background Check Bill for All Gun Sales

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Speaker Pelosi and House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Rep. Mike Thompson, filed H.R. 8, a bill which would require background checks on all firearm sales. The following is a statement of support from Stop Handgun Violence (SHV): “We applaud the efforts of House Speaker Nancy

Stop Handgun Violence Response to Thousand Oaks Bar Mass Shooting

Boston, MA – This morning, news of another mass shooting broke, this time at a college bar in Thousand Oaks, CA. According to the Gun Violence Archive this is the 307th mass shooting in 2018. At least twelve were reported dead including a responding sheriff’s deputy. “There are Mass shootings, 100 gun deaths and 250

Stop Handgun Violence and Parkland, Florida Change the Ref Partner to Release New Billboard

Boston, MA – Today, Stop Handgun Violence and Change the Ref unveiled a new billboard designed by Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland, Florida victim Joaquin Oliver. The billboard aims to compare the effective gun laws in Massachusetts with the lax dangerous gun laws in Florida, particularly Florida’s lack of criminal background checks for private

Stop Handgun Violence Response to Tree of Life Synagogue Mass Shooting

Boston, MA – Yesterday, a domestic terrorist opened fire on an infant’s naming ceremony at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The all too common massacre is the 294th mass shooting this year and this time, left eleven dead and a six injured, including four police officers who were outgunned by the shooter with multiple high-powered

PRESS RELEASE: Stop Handgun Violence, March for Our Lives: Massachusetts students gather for ARTivism gun violence prevention awareness event in wake of another mass shooting.

STOP HANDGUN VIOLENCE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING THE DANGERS OF 3D PRINTED FIREARMS

Stop Handgun Violence joins Representative Linsky and gun violence survivor Greg Gibson at State House to show documentary short and highlight legislative priorities this session

Stop Handgun Violence brings “91%” documentary to Boston for Private Screening with director John Richie

Stop Handgun Violence, March for Our Lives: Massachusetts and Boston University School of Public Health hold regional student summit on gun violence prevention

U.S. House passes HR 8 background check bill

Stop Handgun Violence Applauds House of Representatives for Filing H.R. 8, Background Check Bill for All Gun Sales

Stop Handgun Violence Response to Thousand Oaks Bar Mass Shooting

Stop Handgun Violence and Parkland, Florida Change the Ref Partner to Release New Billboard

Stop Handgun Violence Response to Tree of Life Synagogue Mass Shooting

AMERICANS KILLED BY GUNS SINCE THE MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK

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