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Gun Safety

LWV Statement on Shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia (Press Release)

LWV of South Hampton Roads, LWV of Virginia, and LWV of the United States issued a statement on the mass shooting in a Walmart in Chesapeake, VA.

LWV Responds to Tragedy at Club Q in Colorado Springs (Press Release)

The Leagues of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado, and the United States issued the following statement in response to the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, CO.

Understanding the Supreme Court's Gun Control Decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen (Blog)

On June 23, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, overturning a New York gun safety law. The Court ruled that New York’s law requiring a license to carry concealed weapons in public places is unconstitutional. 

President Biden Signs Gun Safety Bill in Law (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan gun safety legislation: 

LWV Statement on House Passage of Gun Safety Bill (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the US House of Representatives passed bipartisan gun safety legislation: 

LWV Statement on Senate Passage of Gun Safety Bill (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the US Senate passed bipartisan gun safety legislation:

Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Keep Guns Out of Public Spaces (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today, the US Supreme Court ruled 6 – 3 in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that New York’s 100-year-old law restricting certain individuals from carrying concealed weapons in public places is unconstitutional, effectively weakening gun safety laws around the country.  

League of Women Voters Welcomes Bipartisan Agreement to Curb Gun Violence in Our Communities (Press Release)

WASHINGTON – Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement welcoming the US Senate’s bipartisan framework to reduce the threat of gun violence in our schools and communities. 

LWVUS Submits Recommendations on Gun Safety Reforms to Congressional Judiciary Committees (Legal Document)

In the wake of the continued national tragedies of repeated and preventable mass shootings and gun deaths, the League is urging Congress to act on comprehensive gun legislation.

League of Women Voters of Texas Statement on Mass Shooting in Uvalde (Press Release)

Today, the League of Women Voters of Texas issued the following statement after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas