Shooter's Hangout: Gun Control

General

Agreement Between Smith & Wesson and the Departments of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, Local Governments and States - Summary of settlement with the government requiring design changes in guns, sales and distribution.
Project Exile - News and background documenting a federal gun crime reducing program the National Rifle Association and many gun control organizations support and agree is effective.
The Second Amendment Research Center - Early American firearms regulation, searchable list of scholars, and bibliography.
Virginia Exile - Virginia's Project Exile - A tough new approach to reducing gun violence. News, information, and links.

Anti-Gun Rights

Join Together Online - A resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and the promotion of gun control.
American Bar Association's Coordinating Committee on Gun Violence - Access the ABA's policy, background report, congressional correspondence and facts on gun violence in schools.
American Hunters and Shooters Association - Supports gun safety proposals, the group considers reasonable, including a ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons and "cop-killer" bullets.
American Jewish Congress - Petition to Congress - Send a petition through the American Jewish Congress calling for gun licensing, registration, and installation of safety devices on guns.
American Medical Association - Physician Firearm Safety Guide - Reviews the epidemiology of firearm injuries and deaths, and describes types of firearms and ammunition and their different impact on safety. Guildines for ordering the publication.
Americans for Gun Safety - Discusses enforcing existing gun laws, endorses legislation, and floats various firearm regulations such as registration and licensing, litigation against firearms manufacturers, and other regulatory measures, briefly mentioning their pros and cons.
Archive of Tim Lambert's Postings on Gun Control - Selected postings from the usenet group, talk.politics.guns.
BB Guns - FAQ's and articles mainly concerned with the dangers of BB guns.
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence - News, statistics, research, refutations of anti-control studies, resources, and links promoting pro-control policies. Also addresses gun rights issues.
Brandon's Arms - News and opinion regarding an effort to dismantle Bryco Arms.
A Case for Gun Control - Short essay justifying the need for gun control.
Ceasefire Maryland - Statewide, non-profit organization aiming for a reduction of violence through education and handgun controls.
Ceasefire, New Jersey - State-wide, grass-roots organization dedicated to ending gun violence.
Ceasefire, Oregon - Building safe and healthy communities free from gun violence in Oregon.
Ceasefire, Washington - State-wide, grass-roots organization dedicated to ending gun violence.
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence/Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence - Composed of 44 civic, professional and religious organizations and 100,000 individual members that advocate for a ban on the sale and possession of handguns and assault weapons. Includes an Action Guide, legislative information, and action alerts.
Common Sense About Kids and Guns - Home firearm storage and safety tips to protect children and teens from gun violence and gun accidents.
Co/Motion - Fostering youth leadership in social change - Includes information on the Youth Gun Violence Prevention Initiative which engages young people throughout on the issue of gun violence.
Connecticut Against Gun Violence - News, state and federal legislation, and commentary.
Doctors Against Handgun Injury - A division of the New York Academy of Medicine representing over 600,000 doctors that believe they have a responsibility to lecture on gun safety because of the death and injury toll caused by shooting incidents.
Firearms Law Center - Federal, state and local firearms law summaries, Second Amendment federal case law summaries, and updates on promising new regulatory strategies nationwide.
Firearms Litigation Clearinghouse - Summarizes recent firearms litigation cases.
Georgians for Gun Safety - Advises how to fight for more restrictive gun laws, discourage gun ownership, work with the local media and community involvement.
Get Unloaded Gun Safety Campaign - Features merchandise, concert announcements, and safety tips.
Goodbyeguns.org - An online petition to ban all guns in the United States.
Goods for Guns of Allegheny County, Inc. - Information on the Pittsburgh based group of citizens that organize gun buy-back programs.
Gun Control in the United States: A Comparative Survey of State Firearm Laws - Survey comparing state gun laws and each state is scored.
Gun Free Kids - Links to federal and New York state legislation and a legislative directory.
Gun Free Kids - Contact national and local elected officials to support gun legislation that helps keep guns away from children.
Gun Guys - News and gun culture satire.
Gunfree - Home of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and the Educational Fund to End Handgun Violence.
Guns in America - An essay with illustrations, audio, and links, promoting strict gun control.
Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP) - An international network of medical and allied organizations and individuals dedicated to furthering gun control in the United States.
Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence - Online newsletter.
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence - "Works to reduce death and injury caused by the easy accessibility of firearms in our society." Offers programs, outreach, and information. Paid membership.
Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence - Striving to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from firearms in Iowa.
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research - Factsheets, monographs, slideshows, and policy papers.
Legal Community Against Violence - Dedicated to reducing gun violence through legislation, litigation, and education. Provides financial and pro bono legal support for litigation, and assistance to local governments defending ordinance challenges from gun rights advocates.
Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence - Information and resources for citizens of Maine dedicated to reducing handgun violence in the state.
Michigan Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence - A resource for Michigan organizations and individuals working to prevent gun violence.
Mothers Against Guns - Committed to ending gun violence in our communities, and our nation by continuing to raise public awareness of the effect gun violence has on our lives.
Mother's Against Teen Violence - Mission statement, counseling services, starting a chapter, and member only services.
1999 National Gun Policy Survey - The findings of a national survey on gun policy by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research and the Joyce Foundation.
National Rifle Association's Kooky Kid's Corner - A satirical web site about the National Rifle Association and kids.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence - Membership information, news, and pro-control links.
North Carolinians Against Gun Violence - Educating North Carolinians about preventing gun violence, promoting the enforcement of existing gun laws, and encouraging the enactment of new laws.
Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence - Educating adults and children in conflict resolution and gun safety, and supporting legislation to reduce gun violence.
Orange County [California] Citizens for the Prevention of Gun Violence - A county-wide grassroots organization dedicated to the belief that all gun injuries and deaths are preventable.
PAX - The Movement to End Gun Violence in America - News, facts, links, and how to get involved.
Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence - Current events and legislation regarding handguns, membership information, and how to get involved.
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) - Physicians for Social Responsibility is working to create a world free of nuclear weapons, global environmental pollution, and gun violence.
Political Cartoons - Political cartoons taking potshots at gun rights and the gun culture.
The Potowmack Institute - Seeks national registration of firearms "that can effectively disarm... the NRA's 'armed citizen guerrillas.'"
Sane Guns - Provides statistics, news, commentary, and historical information and analysis.
The Second Amendment is the Problem! - A proposal to revise the Second Amendment to balance personal liberty with social justice.
South Texas Million Moms - Promotes adoption of gun laws, and provides support for victims and survivors of gun trauma.
States United to Prevent Gun Violence - State directory of gun violence prevention groups and members only area.
Stop Our Shootings - A survivor's story about the accidental shooting of 12 year old Shanelle. Includes child related gun violence prevention links and resources.
Student Pledge Against Gun Violence - Promotes the Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence which is observed in schools throughout the country each October.
Texans for Gun Safety - Texas news and facts, national news, press releases and articles, links, and a section devoted to suicide.
The Truth About Gun Control and the Second Amendment - A brief and narrow, myth versus fact presentation of the gun control debate.
Violence Policy Center - A national educational foundation working to enhance gun control in America.
Violence Prevention Research Project - Addressing the causes, nature, and prevention of violence. "We do not serve as a resource for persons seeking general information on these topics." VPRP publications may be requested from this site.
Virginians Against Handgun Violence - Articles, editorials, fact sheet, candidates' survey responses, anectdotes, and links.
Women Against Gun Violence - A coalition of individual members and over 100 organizations throughout California, particularly in the county of Los Angeles, which is dedicated to ending tolerance of gun violence by educating communities of the costs and dangers of firearms proliferation.

International

International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) - An international network of organizations and individuals dedicated to reducing the proliferation of small arms around the world.
British American Security Information Council (BASIC) - Research organization attempting to reduce the flow of arms through its Project on Light Weapons.
The Don't Trigger Campaign - UK anti-gun campaign.
European Union's Assistance on Curbing Small Arms and Light Weapons in Cambodia - Comprehensive small arms and light weapons program to assist in weapons collection, weapons destruction, weapons registration, and safe storage for the military.
Gun Ownership in India - An essay on gun rights in modern India.
Gun Policy News - Daily RSS news feed on small arms-related injury, crime, gun violence prevention and disarmament world-wide.
Indian Arms Laws - Indian Arms Act 1959, Arms Rules 1962, FAQs and license forms.
Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfer (NISAT) - Aiming to reduce the proliferation of small arms where they are likely to produce conflict, violence and human rights abuses. Contains searchable export/import database, publications, and arms transfer documentation
Program on Security and Development (SAND) - Seeks to document and to serve as a facilitator for policy initiatives that reduce the impact of small arms and light weapons.
A Review of Firearm Statistics and Regulations in Selected Countries - Findings from a study comparing gun violence and gun regulations among seven countries (April 25, 1995).
Small Arms and Demobilization - News coverage regarding small arms reduction programs.
South Africa - Gun Control Alliance - Alliance of organizations lobbying for stricter gun control laws in South Africa. Facts and figures, proposals, and press releases.
United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs, Conventional Arms Branch - Information and news related to the UN's efforts at disarmament of light weapons and small arms.
Viva Rio - A Brazilian violence prevention, particularly gun violence, non-governmental organization.
Weapons Collection: A Step-by-Step Guide - Includes preliminary assessment, preparation and planning, and program implementation for weapons collection programs worldwide.

Media

Gun Control News - Topix.net - News on guns and gun control collected from diverse sources on the web.
Mother Jones Guns and Gun Violence Resources - Archive of articles on guns and gun violence, plus related links.
The New York Times Issue in Depth: Gun Control - Collected articles on gun violence, lawsuits, and gun control initiatives. (Free registration required.)
PBS Frontline: Hot Guns - "A report on cheap handguns, their manufacturers, and the illicit handgun market."
Reason's Gun Page - Resources on firearms from Reason magazine, including articles about firearms facts, lawsuits, media coverage, and the Second Amendment.
Salon Politics2000: Gun Control - Essays from Salon columnists.
WashingtonPost.com: The Gun Fight - Feature story and brief presentation of pending federal legislation, providing off-site links for further details.
Outgunned: How the Network News Media are Spinning the Gun Control Debate - A look at the media's role in the gun control debate. (January 5, 2000)

Pro-Gun Rights

Guns in the Medical Literature -- A Failure of Peer Review - Article examining what it calls a representative sample of politicized and incompetent research promoting gun control. From Doctors for Integrity in Research & Public Policy.
The Anti-HCI Site - Spoofs HandgunControl, Inc. with links to pro-gun rights websites.
Carey McWilliams - Home Page - Home page of a blind concealed carry permit holder who appeared in Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Biographical information, FAQ, and links to related articles.
Clayton Cramer's Home Page - Articles, commentary, and book reviews on gun rights, and gun control issues.
Concealed Carry (CCW) Database - National concealed carry database for CCW news, tracking and cross referencing state CCW laws, state gun laws, and contact information for the offices that issue CCW licenses. Also state and national gun news.
Dave Kopel's Home Page - Essays and articles covering a wide-range of gun control and Second Amendment topics.
Equal Rights for CCW Home Page - Striving for reform of California's concealed carry weapons laws. Discusses inequities of the current system and legal issues.
Explaining the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban - Explains the ban in simple terms with photographs of banned and legal weapons including a quiz.
Fight for the Expiration of the '94 AW Ban! - News, assault weapons ban history, and commentary.
Firearms - or the Right of Self-Protection - Links to op-ed and news items.
Firearms Rights - Commentary extolling firearms rights.
Gun Control Policy - Examines the intent, practicality and success of gun control measures and legislation.
Gun Facts - Three documents covering guns and the Second Amendment, legislation, and jury nullification.
Gun Law News.org - Tracking of federal gun legislation and a history of gun control bills that have become law and have failed to pass. Legislative profiles including voting records, lobby ratings, and quotes.
GunCite - Presentation and analysis of firearms statistics, research, policies, and gun control laws.
Guns in the Medical Literature -- Seattle - Refutation of study attempting to show Canada's gun laws resulted in lower rates of violence than in the U.S.
Hand-gun Control, Inc. - Parody site "fighting for more 'sensible' restrictions."
HK91.com Quote Library - Quotations about freedom, liberty and the right to keep and bear arms, from past and contemporary figures.
Issue in Focus: Gun Control - Collection of pro-gun articles from the New American magazine.
John R Lott's Website - Information on the author's work and opinion pieces on the subject of gun control.
The Journalist's Guide to Gun Policy Scholars and Second Amendment Scholars - Contact list of anti-regulation scholars.
Just Facts Gun Control - Brief discussions of firearms used in crime and self-defense, right-to-carry laws, assault weapons, the Brady bill, school shootings, armor piercing bullets, accidents, and the Second Amendment.
Kerry, Gun Control and Hunting - Discusses the former presedential candidates, John Kerry and John Edwards, gun control and Second Amendment positions.
2nd Amendment Home Page - "A reference source for those interested in the right of ordinary people to keep and bear arms."
Overlawyered.com - Weblog content critical of lawsuits against gunmakers and owners.
The Right and Duty to Keep and Bear Arms - Answers arguments against private gun ownership in America.
The Right to Keep and Bear ... What? - An essay giving past and present interpretations of "arms" as used in the Second Amendment.
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms (RKBA) - Directory of firearms rights organizations, research, news, legislation, court and legal issues, and other resources.
San Francisco Gun Ban Ordinance Initiative - News links, mailing list, and information concerning the City and County of San Francisco Gun Ban Initiative Ordinance.
Second Amendment Stuff - Second Amendment and gun control facts and figures.
Self-defense: A Basic Human Right - Explains and justifies the right and wisdom of preserving firearms ownership for self-defense, combining pictorial, historical, and current perspectives.
The Stentorian's Second Amendment Site - Resources, downloadable royalty-free leaflets, analysis, and commentary.
Tao of Gun - Addressing gun control and Second Amendment issues from a New Age perspective.
Texas Concealed Handgun Times - Information and issues for concealed handgun license holders and all shooters in Texas. Web forums, e-mail list, columns and features.
TriggerFinger - News, opinions, information, and activism mainly concerning threats to firearms rights.
Truth About Guns, Crime & Violence - Analysis and essays of selected gun control statistics and studies.
TYSK - Second Amendment Department - News, opinions, and alerts concerning the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms.
Violence in America - Effective Solutions - Paper authored by a group of doctors addressing gun violence and proposing solutions.
Virginia NRA EVC - Election and volunteer information for Virginia gun owners.
The War on Guns - Notes from the Resistance - Web log commentary on events affecting gun rights.

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