This card reminds us of the off-the-charts level of gun
violence in the USA. There are simple,
clear and highly-popular action steps to reduce the carnage. Demand your federal legislators do it!
The following info is NOT printed on this postcard:
This image is an update of one published over 20 years ago
(published by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence). While aspects of
reducing gun violence are complex, some of the solutions are quite simple. The
United States has an off-the-charts level of gun violence because there are
simply too many guns here and it's easy to access them. This is what separates
us from other developed countries who experience a tiny fraction of this
carnage.
Here are some of the key action steps:
Ban Assault Weapons - These weapons of war were banned from
1994 to 2004 and led to a significant reduction in mass shootings.
UNIVERSAL Background Checks - No exceptions.
Ban Large Capacity Magazines and Bump Stocks - Who needs
them?
Implement Red Flag Laws - They save lives, particularly for
the over 50% of gun deaths which involve suicide.
Raise the Standards for Gun Ownership - Age 21, Gun
Licensing, Training Requirements, Safe Storage, Insurance...
Hold the Gun Industry and Their Lobby (the NRA) Accountable
- End immunity and regulate their activities.
Here's some relevant information from other countries.
After a 2019 mass shooting in New Zealand, the government
amended their gun laws within weeks. There has not been a mass shooting since.
A 1996 massacre in
Australia resulted in the mandatory buybacks of guns and only one mass shooting
has happened since.
After a mass
shooting in Britain in 1987, the government banned semiautomatic weapons, and
after a 1996 shooting they also banned handguns. Britain now has one of the
lowest gun-related death rates in the world.