Here you will find information about various causes and non-profit organizations concerned with public policy as it applies to gun control and gun rights.
Recommended Resources
Web site is a reference resource for those interested in the 2nd Amendment, and the right of citizens to keep and bear arms in the United States of America.
http://www.secondamendment.net/
The American Hunters and Shooters Association lobbies for gun safety through reasonable bans on military-style weapons and bullets.
http://www.huntersandshooters.com/
The Americans for Gun Safety lobby for the enforcement of existing gun laws, and endorse the legislation and registration of firearms.
http://www.americansforgunsafety.com/
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
The Brady Campaign lobbies to prevent gun violence by providing statistics, research, and information resources for gun rights issues.
http://www.bradycampaign.org/
British American Security Information Council
The British American Security Information Council (BASIC) is a non-profit organization seeking to reduce the flow of arms through its Project on Light Weapons.
http://www.basicint.org/
CeaseFire Maryland is a state-wide lobby for the reduction of violence through handgun controls
http://www.ceasefiremd.org/
CeaseFire NJ is a state-wide lobby for handgun controls to reduce violence in state of New Jersey.
http://www.ceasefirenj.org/
CeaseFire Oregon lobbies for the building of safe and healthy communities free from gun violence within the state.
http://www.ceasefireoregon.org/
CeaseFire Washington lobbies to end handgun violence and reform gun and ammunition rights within the state of Washington.
http://www.washingtonceasefire.org/
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is composed of non-profit organizations and individual members that advocate for a ban on the sale and possession of handguns and assault weapons.
http://www.csgv.org/
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is lobbying for the ban on the sale, as well as the possession of handguns and assault weapons.
http://www.csgv.org
Doctors Against Handgun Injury
Doctors Against Handgun Injury lobby for gun education and safety because of the increase toll of gun-related injury and deaths.
http://www.doctorsagainsthandguninjury.org/
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership
The Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership is a network of over 1,000 physicians and other health professionals who support the safe and lawful use of firearms.
http://www.claremont.org/projects/doctors/l
The Firearms Law Center provides federal, state and local firearms law summaries, as well as Second Amendment federal case law summaries.
http://www.firearmslawcenter.org/
The Gun Owners of America lobby for the gun rights clearly conveyed in the 2nd Amendment of the US constitution.
http://www.gunowners.org/
The Gun Control Network lobbies for tighter controls on guns of all kinds in the United Kingdom, as well as to increase awareness about the dangers of gun ownership and use.
http://www.gun-control-network.org/
Georgians for Gun Safety lobbies for more restrictive gun laws and discourages gun ownership, while working with the local media and seeks community involvement in legislation.
http://www.georgiansforgunsafety.org/
Goodbyeguns.org features an online petition to ban all guns in the United States of America, as well as white papers with statistics which support gun control.
http://www.goodbyeguns.org/
Gun Control Australia lobbies to inform the public and parliament about the gun problem in Australia in an effort to create stringent gun laws throughout the country.
http://www.guncontrol.org.au/
Web site presents three documents covering gun control, gun rights, and the Second Amendment; including information about gun legislation.
http://www.gunfacts.info/
Web site offers the truth about gun control and the second amendment; includes a myth versus fact presentation of the gun control debate.
http://www.guninformation.org/
Gun Policy News contains gun control news bulletins, country-by-country small arms policies and daily firearm violence prevention news feeds from media around the world.
http://www.gunpolicy.org/
The Gunfree Coalition lobbies against handgun violence through its education fund.
http://www.gunfree.org/
Guns Save Life is a branch of the Illinois State Rifle Association. Web site contains local, national, and international gun control and gun rights information.
http://www.gunssavelife.com/
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence lobbies to reduce the injuries and death associated to firearms access.
http://www.ichv.org/
International Action Network on Small Arms
The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is dedicated to reducing the proliferation of small arms around the world.
http://www.iansa.org/
Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership
Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) presents articles discussing the Holocaust, genocide, and their relationship to gun control.
http://www.jpfo.org/
Web site presents brief discussions of firearms used in crime and in self-defense, as well as right-to-carry laws, assault weapons, the Brady bill, school shootings, etc.
http://www.justfacts.com/gun_control.htm
Law Enforcement Alliance of America
The Law Enforcement Alliance of America supports government legislation that reduces violent crime while preserving the rights of all citizens, including self-defense.
http://www.leaa.org/
Law-abiding Unregistered Firearms Association
The Law-abiding Unregistered Firearms Association (LUFA) is a non-profit organization fighting to rescind Canada's gun registration law.
http://www.lufa.ca/
The Legal Community Against Violence lobbies for legislation, litigation, and education about guns and gun violence by providing financial and pro bono legal support and assistance.
http://www.lcav.org/
The Madison Society is a non-profit organization which seeks to both educate the public and challenge anti-gun legislation in court at all levels of California government.
http://www.madison-society.org/
Million Mom March is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing gun death and injury, as well as supporting victims and survivors of gun trauma.
http://www.millionmommarch.org/
Mothers Arms supports the development of self-reliant women and consider self-defense a right and responsibility; with essays on guns and self-defense.
http://www.mothersarms.org/
North Carolinians Against Gun Violence lobby to prevent gun violence by promoting the enforcement of existing gun laws, and encouraging the enactment of new laws.
http://www.ncgv.org/
The National Rifle Association continues to lobby for the preservation and protection of Second Amendment rights.
http://www.nra.org/
The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund provides legal and financial assistance to selected individuals and organizations defending their right to keep and bear arms.
http://www.nradefensefund.org/
NRA Institute for Legislative Action
The web site for the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action provides press releases, a research library, legislative updates, and a firearms glossary.
http://www.nraila.org/
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence lobbies for pro-control with respect to guns and gun paraphernalia.
http://www.nyagv.org/
PAX lobbies to end gun violence in the United States of America by providing news, facts, and information about how to get involved in the movement.
http://www.paxusa.org/
Physicians for Social Responsibility lobby against gun violence around the globe.
http://www.psr.org/
The web site for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (RKBA) provides a searchable database of firearms rights organizations, as well as research, legislation, and other resources surrounding the lobby.
http://www.rkba.org/
Sane Guns is a non-profit organization which provides statistics, news, commentary, as well as historical information and analysis for gun control and anti-gun legislation.
http://www.saneguns.org/
The Second Amendment Foundation is a non-profit organization which seeks to promote a better understanding of firearms rights through educational and legal action.
http://www.saf.org/
Second Amendment Sisters Armed Informed Mothers March
The Second Amendment Sisters Armed Informed Mothers March was created to counter the Million Moms lobby; provides information and education about the right to bear arms.
http://www.2asisters.org/
Web site contains Second Amendment reference information, as well as gun control facts and figures; complete with links to the US Constitution, and to like-minded organizations.
http://secondamendmentstuff.com/
Web site explains and justifies the preservation of the right of firearms ownership for self-defense; combines pictorial, historical, and current perspectives.
http://www.a-human-right.com/
Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence lobbies against gun violence by raising awareness throughout each country during the month of October with the Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence.
http://www.pledge.org/
The Brady Center seeks to reveal the suppressed truth about guns and crime and invites citizens to help make changes to the gun lobby.
http://www.bradycenter.org/
Violence Policy Center lobbies for enhanced gun control in America through its national educational foundation.
http://www.vpc.org/
The web site for the Women Against Gun Control provides commentary, a list of companies to boycott, as well as self-defense anectdotes, and membership information.
http://wagc.com/
Women Against Gun Violence lobby against gun violence by educating communities of the dangers of firearms and firearm paraphernalia.
http://www.wagv.org/
The Women's Firearm Network provides information about firearms, self-defense, and training; complete with articles, events, and seminars.
http://www.womenshooters.com/
