Formation 1974 Website csgv.org | Membership 48 organizations Founded 1974 | |
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Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States Similar Violence Policy Center, Gun Owners of America, Law Center to Prevent Gun Viole, National Rifle Association, National Association for Gun R Profiles | ||
Diner coalition to stop gun violence
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV), and the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (EFSGV or Ed Fund), its sister organization, are two parts of a national, non-profit gun control advocacy organization that is opposed to gun violence.
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- Diner coalition to stop gun violence
- Coalition to stop gun violence psa kids
- History
- Mission
- Leadership
- Membership
- References
Coalition to stop gun violence psa kids
History
In 1974, the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society formed the National Coalition to Ban Handguns, a group of thirty religious, labor, and nonprofit organizations with the goal of addressing "the high rates of gun-related crime and death in American society" by licensing gun owners, registering firearms, and banning private ownership of handguns with "reasonable limited exceptions" for “police, military, licensed security guards, antique dealers who have guns in unfireable condition, and licensed pistol clubs where firearms are kept on the premises.” In the 1980s and 1990s, the coalition grew to 44 member groups. In 1989, the National Coalition to Ban Handguns changed its name to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, in part because the group felt that assault weapons as well as handguns, should be outlawed. Today, the coalition comprises 48 member organizations.
Mission
According to CSGV, its mission is to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy. The organization has nine areas of focus, regarding issues and campaigns:
- Opposition to the "insurrectionism" which the group attributes to the National Rifle Association (NRA). The coalition contends this philopsohy "degrades the democratic values and institutions that protect all of the freedoms we enjoy as Americans."
- Support for firearm microstamping, a ballistic identification technology intended to allow law enforcement to trace the serial number of a firearm from ejected cartridge case(s) recovered at a crime scene.
- Support for closing the gun show loophole through universal background checks.
- Highlight problems with the current system for providing concealed carry permits.
- Opposition to the sale of assault weapons to the public.
- Support "countermarketing", the strategy of using municipalities and law enforcement to force changes in gun industry marketing and distribution practices.
- Opposition to stand your ground laws.
- Support for improving mental health screening of firearms purchasers.
- Opposition to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which gives immunity for the firearms industry against negligence.
Leadership
Membership
CSGV consists of 48 organizations. Among them are religious organizations, child welfare advocacy groups, public health professionals, social justice, and political action organizations.
Member groups include: