LIFESAVING PROGRESS IN THE STATES

States have passed more than 135 gun safety laws since the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018. In the 2019 state legislative cycle alone, 22 states and DC signed 70 gun safety bills into law. While this progress is promising, with just over half the states still receiving failing grades, we can’t let up now.

We must continue to press both state and federal legislators to enact the laws and policies proven to save lives. During the state legislative cycle, our legal experts track and analyze both gun safety and gun lobby bills moving through state legislatures, rounding up our findings in biweekly editions of Gun Law Trendwatch. 2020 is shaping up to be another transformative year for gun violence prevention, with legislators in dozens of states introducing laws to make their communities safer.

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