#GunControlNow and #HR8Now

The original page was written after the May 24, 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed, and shortly after the racist mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.

The campaign argued that repeated mass shootings required more than grief. It called for public pressure on elected officials, community organizing, and stronger federal background-check requirements.

H.R. 8 in the 117th Congress sought to expand background checks and close private-sale, gun-show, and online-sale loopholes while retaining defined exceptions.

It cited federal and advocacy sources on prohibited purchasers, blocked sales, public support, and the speed of modern background checks. Those data and public-opinion references reflect the campaign’s 2022 sources; current advocacy should use current federal and state data.

• Expand background checks beyond licensed-dealer transactions.
• Reduce access by people legally prohibited from possessing firearms.
• Treat community safety as a public responsibility rather than an individual burden.
• Use calls, posts, meetings, and local organizing to pressure elected officials.

The 2022 campaign documented public statements by elected officials opposing federal gun-control measures and discussed NRA political spending as a force shaping those positions.

Because officeholders, spending totals, social accounts, and legislation change, the current #EndGunViolence toolkit separates historical campaign spending from current officeholders, federal legislation, and source dates.

The campaign asked people to contact senators, attend local meetings, support candidates and policies focused on public safety, and bring more people into the work.

The current toolkit includes the Foundation's senator tracker, spending context, phone workflow, editable call script, and share tools.

In the 119th Congress, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025 is H.R. 18. It was introduced on June 10, 2025 and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

The 2022 H.R. 8 campaign remains part of the Foundation’s advocacy history. Current messages should reference H.R. 18 or equivalent Senate legislation rather than presenting the 117th Congress bill as active.