Supreme Court Cases on the Second Amendment:
District of Columbia v. Heller
Additional Second Amendment Commentary:
Second Amendment Decision- Best of Both (Urban and Rural) Gun Worlds, by John Rosenthal on Huffington Post
The Heller Decision and What it Means by the Giffords Law Center
Justices Won’t Hear Case on Waiting Period for Gun Purchases, by Adam Liptak, NY Times
A Lott of Lies: Debunking John Lott , by GVPedia
The Gun Violence Archive is the most
11 Facts that tell the story of gun violence in 2017, by Daniel Nass of The Trace
Stolen Guns in America: a state by state analysis, Center for American Progress
Fast Facts About Gun Violence, compiled by Stop Handgun Violence
Sources for all of the gun violence facts used in the tool kit.
Myth vs. Fact: Debunking the Gun Lobby’s Favorite Talking Points, Center for American Progress
February 20, 2018 – U.S. Support For Gun Control Tops 2-1, Highest Ever, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Let Dreamers Stay, 80 Percent Of Voters Say
GVPedia.org, an online database of studies on gun violence.
For the gun laws of each state plus federal gun policies: The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
The Giffords Law Center Annual Scorecard on each state’s gun laws.
The Differences between Federal, State, and Local Laws, By the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York on LawHelp.org
Who represents me? On Ballotpedia (a comprehensive list of your elected officials that includes federal, state and local government representatives)
Opensecrets.org tally of Federal elected official’s NRA donations, 1989-2018
While the graphics are not the best, the Schoolhouse Rock video “I’m just a bill” is a concise summary of how bills become laws.
For key elements of a background check law and which states have background check laws see the Giffords Law Center page on Universal Background Checks.
For key elements of a law to ban large capacity ammunition magazines and which states have these laws see the Giffords Law Center page on banning large ammunition magazine capacities.
For key elements of a law to banning assault weapons and which states have these laws see the Giffords Law Center page on banning assault weapons.
For key elements of extreme risk protection order bills and which states have these laws see the Giffords Law Center page on on extreme risk protection order/gun violence restraining orders.
More info on ballot measures on Ballotpedia.org
California, Nevada and Washington set the example for gun control this year, by Bindu Kalesan and Sandro Galea, on The Conversation on Salon
Ordinances:
List of over 80 local firearm ordinances passed in Virginia.
Lowering the Voting Age in Your Local Community
Lowering the Voting Age: A Legal Feasibility Study, a report by Generation Citizen.
For resources on lowering the voting age including a voter-age specific tool kit, see FairVote’s page on lowering the voting age.
A sampling of articles about lowering the voting age:
Why We Should Lower the Voting Age to 16, by Laurence Steinberg, NY Times
Why We Should Lower the Voting Age In America, by Angus Johnston, Rolling Stone
Proclamations:
For an example webform for a city proclamation, see the Dallas, TX city website.
Resolutions:
You can read the Barrington, RI School Committee Resolution here.
Write your own School Resolution or Town Council using templates from The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence.