Who We Are
We are a coalition of stakeholders who represent many perspectives on firearms in America.
We are dedicated to working together to reduce gun harms while protecting the rights of responsible gun owners.
We seek to engage local and state stakeholders to share our carefully crafted, consensus-driven set of policies to state legislators.
Coming Together is the Only Solution
OUR VISION
Through the guidance of a truly collaborative dialogue, we aspire to build a sustainable policy roadmap with widespread support for maximal impact. The following principles are central to our design:
1. Maximize effectiveness and minimize intrusion on law-abiding gun owners’ Second Amendment rights and due process.
2. Build directly from common ground principles shared by gun owners and non-gun owners.
3. Include provisions that result in wins for gun owners to avoid a zero-sum game, without compromising public safety.
Beyond policy, we aim to change the culture around guns, shifting the discussion from an all-or-nothing situation to a carefully crafted middle ground that maximizes public health protection and minimizes interference with lawful gun owners.
OUR PRINCIPLES
Our policy platform, which carries the strong approval of a broad spectrum of stakeholders, addresses gun violence prevention while protecting constitutional rights.
Gun policy is not a zero-sum game. Instead, we have demonstrated the ability to create a set of policies that is widely acceptable to gun- and non-gun owners alike, including gun rights proponents and gun violence prevention advocates. After two years of rigorous research and one year of deliberations, our team has rallied behind the following, which comprise our promise to you.
our core beliefs
- The decision of people to responsibly own and use firearms must be respected.
- It is not only possible but also necessary to simultaneously work to reduce gun-related harm and respect the rights of gun owners.
- The focus of firearm policy should be keeping firearms out of the hands of people who are at risk of harming themselves or others, while not interfering with the constitutional rights of citizens.
- The focus should be on the adoption of policies for which there is compelling evidence of effectiveness.
- Policies should be designed to reduce gun-related harms, including homicides, suicides, and all types of gun-related injuries.
- Policies should address the well-documented disparities in gun-related harms affecting Black and Brown communities.
- Gaining the support and investment of the gun-owning community is necessary and can lead to a more inclusive and effective policy.