Interfaith Alliance for Gun Safety
People of faith from all faith traditions working—and praying—together to Protect Minnesota from the devastation of gun violence.
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.
A tragically common and dangerous community response to events like the Buffalo Clinic shooting has been to buy more guns…
The murder of George Floyd continues to mobilize our community. The legislature is considering plans to protect Minnesotans from police violence. We support the set of public safety proposals from the Minnesota People of Color
The Stand Your Ground Bill is an extreme bill that will allow people to “shoot first, ask questions later,” and represents a serious risk to people of color, immigrants and all Minnesotans. A person could
The most dangerous gap in firearms laws today is the “private seller” loophole. Although federal law requires licensed firearms dealers to perform background checks in all gun sales, it does not require unlicensed private sellers
This dangerous bill will repeal Minnesota state statutes mandating background checks, gun safety training, and other permit requirements to carry loaded firearms of any sort in public places. A permit will be “optional.”
Protect Minnesota analyzed Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) reports on permit to carry applications submitted by the Sheriff’s department in each Minnesota county for the years 2006-2016. Here are our findings.
Minnesotans want background checks on all gun sales. During a recent poll of Minnesota State Fair attendees, 86.2% said criminal background checks should be required on all gun sales, including private transactions and at gun
