The 2008 Heller decision expanded the scope of Second Amendment, despite the fact that amendment’s opening language clearly says that gun ownership was specifically preserved by the founding fathers in the interest of the common
Extensive information and facts about gun and gun violence both in the United States and specifically in Minnesota.
Every year, more than 600 American women are fatally shot by their intimate partners. That’s one domestic violence death nearly every 14 hours.
In 2019, 470 people died because of gun violence in Minnesota. Those who died range from a 4-year-old boy who was shot unintentionally to a dozen Minnesotans in their 80s, all of whom died by
From Columbine and Sandy Hook to Red Lake and Parkland, a generation of students and their families have had to live with the reality and fear of school shootings. The U.S. has had more than
Every month, more than 52 American women are fatally shot by an intimate partner. Nearly two-thirds of all domestic violence–related mass shootings ended with a shooter killing themselves.
Most gun homicides happen in urban areas with high populations of people of color.
People of faith from all faith traditions working—and praying—together to Protect Minnesota from the devastation of gun violence.
Gun violence in Minnesota exacts a high physical, emotional, and financial toll on our family, friends, and neighbors.
Firearm suicide is a public health crisis. More than 24,000 individuals in the United States died by firearm suicide in 2018.
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