#update background checks

[everytown]

‘Red flag’ laws may play role in preventing mass shootings, study finds

California researchers identify 21 cases where an order to stop gun possession was sought after threats.

More evidence that Red Flag laws can save lives. It's time for the Senate to do its job and pass a strong Red Flag law & background checks on all gun sales.

[everytown]

BREAKING VICTORY: The U.S. House of Representatives just took huge action on gun safety and passed #HR8, the legislation to require background checks on all gun sales. This is the first major gun safety legislation to pass the House in 20 years!

This life-saving legislation to #UpdateBackgroundChecks passed the House thanks to the persistence of gun violence prevention advocates across the country.

When gun violence survivors, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America volunteers & #StudentsDemandAction leaders work together, history gets made. 💪

#EndGunViolence

[everytown]

At least a quarter of Americans who obtain a firearm do so without a background check, but Congress is trying to close dangerous loopholes in our national background check system. Tell your member of Congress to #UpdateBackgroundChecks

[everytown]

Heartbreaking stories like this from today's #HR8 hearing show why it's long past time to #UpdateBackgroundChecks. 

See more highlights from today's Judiciary Committee hearing on our Twitter.

[everytown]

We don’t listen to music how we did in 1994, and we don’t buy guns the same way either.

Since the establishment of our national background check system 25 years ago, the Internet has emerged as a massive, unregulated marketplace, where hundreds of thousands of gun sales take place with no background check and no questions asked.

We need to update our laws to fit the times, and close the loopholes that allow people to buy guns without a background check. Tell your member of Congress to #UpdateBackgroundChecks here.

[everytown]

💪Call your member of Congress and tell them to #UpdateBackgroundChecks: Text CHECKS to 644-33 and we'll connect you.

[everytown]

🚨Call your member of Congress and tell them to update our laws to require background checks on all gun sales in all the places they’re sold today, including online: Text CHECKS to 644-33 and we'll connect you. 

[everytown]

Closing a deadly loophole in federal background checks is the first and most important step Congress can take to stop guns from getting into the wrong hands. Call your member of Congress & ask them to #UpdateBackgroundChecks: Text CHECKS to 644-33 and we'll connect you.