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League Sends Letter to U.S. House in Favor of Common Sense Gun Legislation (Legal Document)

3/20/2013

The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House urging them to pass common sense solutions to the gun violence plaguing our nation.

League Sends Letter to U.S. Senate Advocating for Common Sense Solutions to Gun Violence (Legal Document)

2/20/2013

On February 21, the League sent the attached letter to the U.S. Senate in favor of common sense solutions to the gun violence plaguing our nation.

League Sends Letter to Vice President Biden Regarding Gun Control (Legal Document)

1/11/2013

On January 10, the League sent a letter to Vice President Biden urging him to propose common sense solutions to the gun violence plaguing our nation.

Understanding the Supreme Court's Gun Control Decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen (Blog)

7/12/2022

On June 23, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, overturning a New York gun safety law. The Court ruled that New…

Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Keep Guns Out of Public Spaces (Press Release)

6/23/2022

WASHINGTON — Today, the US Supreme Court ruled 6 – 3 in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that New York’s 100-year-old law restricting certain individuals from carrying concealed…

Polk County League of Women Voters distributed 1,800 free gun locks in last 10 months (News Clips)

3/26/2024

This story was originally published by WFLA. “Gun locks can save lives,” said Andy Crossfield, co-chair of the League of Women Voters of Polk County’s gun violence prevention committee. To…

League of Women Voters Welcomes Bipartisan Agreement to Curb Gun Violence in Our Communities (Press Release)

6/13/2022

WASHINGTON – Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement welcoming the US Senate’s bipartisan framework to reduce the threat of gun…

Women's Political Group Threatened for Supporting Gun Background Checks (Video) (News Clips)

7/17/2014

The League believes this was a threat against them for supporting I-594, The Washington Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases, which is a proposed measure that would make background checks

LeBombard: Legislators, pass sensible gun laws that majority of Texans want and need (News Clips)

5/9/2023

This opinion was originally published in the Rio Grande Guardian. The League of Women Voters of Texas president, Joyce LeBombard, wrote about the need for sensible gun laws in Texas.

League Condemns Gun Violence (Press Release)

10/27/2023

PORTLAND, WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of Maine and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued this statement following the acts of violence and active shooter situation in…