Gun Violence in America: Remembrance, Advocacy, and Action
Remembrance and Advocacy
Gun violence affects families, schools, neighborhoods, workplaces, and entire communities. Responsible public advocacy should keep the people behind the issue at the center, explain the policy context accurately, and give visitors a concrete way to participate.
The Foundation offers three connected resources.
1. Honoring the Uvalde Victims
The memorial page names the 19 students and two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Each life is remembered individually.
Read the Uvalde memorial →2. The 2022 #GunControlNow Campaign
After the shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, the Foundation's #GunControlNow campaign called for stronger background checks and public pressure on elected officials.
The page discussed H.R. 8, officeholders, political statements, and gun-lobby spending in the context of the 117th Congress. That legislation and political context remain part of the 2022 campaign history.
Read the 2022 #GunControlNow campaign →3. The #EndGunViolence Action Toolkit
The action toolkit gives visitors direct ways to participate:
- A state-by-state senator directory.
- Office phone information.
- An editable call script.
- Social-sharing and X post workflows.
- Gun-lobby support and spending context associated with listed senators.
- State gun-death context.
The toolkit was updated on July 18, 2026 with current Senate contacts, final 2024 CDC firearm-death data, current-cycle FEC committee totals, and current federal background-check legislation. Historical candidate-linked NRA support and outside-spending amounts are labeled separately from current-cycle figures.
Open the #EndGunViolence toolkit →How to Use the Toolkit Responsibly
- Select the relevant state and review the listed senators.
- Review the current officeholder and official contact information.
- Read the source note attached to political-spending and firearm-death figures.
- Edit the script so it reflects the caller's own views and the current policy request.
- Communicate respectfully and keep historical campaign figures separate from current-cycle data.
- Use the office's official website for the most current contact and legislation information.
What the Foundation Provides
The Foundation's advocacy work includes:
- The Uvalde memorial and its named victims.
- The Foundation's 2022 #GunControlNow campaign.
- A current senator-contact and social-action toolkit.
- Historical advocacy for stronger background checks.
- Public education and civic participation through Foundation-owned pages.
Read Policy Content with Its Sources
Strong policy explainers identify:
- The source and publication date for each statistic.
- The exact bill number, Congress or legislative session, and status date.
- Whether a figure describes suicide, homicide, injury, unintentional death, or another category.
- Whether a policy claim is a study finding, model estimate, public-opinion result, or Foundation position.
- Which parts of the page are historical and which reflect the current legislative session.