Supporting Secure Storage: Brady United’s Efforts to Protect California Communities
In response to the tragic unintentional shooting death of 15-year-old Ethan Song in Connecticut, Ethan’s Law was introduced in Congress to ensure safer storage practices for firearms. The legislation would mandate that gun owners securely store firearms in a manner that reduces the risk of “family fire,” or tragedies that result from someone misusing an unsecured firearm from the home. Every day, eight kids are unintentionally killed by family fire.
Brady: United Against Gun Violence, a leading national organization focused on gun violence prevention, has been at the forefront of advocating for Ethan’s Law, pushing for its passage in Congress. This legislative advocacy complements Brady’s national End Family Fire public education program, which is proven to motivate gun owners to store their weapons safely and securely, including away from children.
Brady’s efforts on secure storage are particularly relevant to California, where the organization, working closely with state lawmakers, partner organizations, and communities, helped the Golden State pass one of the country’s strongest safe storage laws as well and the nation’s first “school notification” law to ensure parents are provided with educational information about secure firearm storage. These solutions are proven to protect our children and communities.
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REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE 25% BY 2025. They say it can’t be done. But we can do anything. Even end the epidemic of gun violence in the United States. For we are more powerful than any problem when we work as one. Under Kris Brown’s leadership, Brady unites people of all identities, races, and ethnicities from coast to coast, young and old, progressive and conservative, and everything in between, fed up and fired up, to protect our country from what is killing it. It’s in our hands.
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Seatbelts in TV Shows Saved Lives – Let’s Do the Same by Showing Safe Use of Guns
Brady is raising $1,000,000 to fund the national expansion of our Show Gun Safety Culture Change campaign in 2024. Cultural attitudes and behaviors around smoking, drunk driving, and seatbelts have all evolved due in large part to the powerful influence of film and television. We’re taking on gun safety – and need your support to transform Hollywood’s portrayal of guns. 100% of your donation will help us change our gun safety culture and free America from gun violence.
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