Together we can.
We can make our communities safer by improving
Arizona's gun safety laws.
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
This is a fitting day to begin our yearly efforts to reduce gun deaths and injuries in Arizona, as gun violence hurts brown and Black communities the most.
In fact, Black men between the ages of 15 and 34 are nine times more likely than white men of the same age to be killed by a gun.
Opening day at the Capitol was quiet
Monday, January 8, 2024, marked the 13th anniversary of the Tucson shooting, in which 6 people were killed and 12 injured. We were thinking of Gabby Giffords, Pam Simon, Daniel Hernández and all the others as we attended the press conference in the former Rose Garden.
We expect that many of the bills we defeated last year will be back, including:
- The bill that would allow parents with Concealed Weapons Permits to carry guns onto their child's elementary, middle or high school grounds.
- A bill that would allow anyone with a concealed carry permit from any of 37 U.S. states recognized by Arizona to carry a loaded firearm onto a college campus here in our state.
Over the last five years, we’ve succeeded in pushing back on a lot of bills that would have made Arizona less safe for all of us. Last year, Gov. Hobbs vetoed 8 of them, thanks to letters and calls from people like you. She notes the impact of the community's response in her veto letters.
We can't assume that Gov. Hobbs will save us this year, as we still have a lot of "guns-everywhere" enthusiasts serving in the Arizona legislature. We need to contact her when there's a dangerous gun bill moving through the Legislature.
We also need to contact our legislators to make sure that good gun bills, like Christian's Law, get hearings, too.
But you don't need to spend hourse watching AZTV Live to help!
Just watch your inbox for emails from us. We'll tell you what's happening and exactly what to do to make your voice heard.
Speaking of which:
- Sign the petition for a Red Flag Law for Arizona schools
- Sign candidate petitions to help elect more gun safety legislators
Together, we can make Arizona safer for all of us!
Guns in Arizona
1 gun death every 8 hours
Communities of color hardest hit
70% of gun deaths are suicide
One person dies from guns in Arizona every 8 hours. Our state ranks as the #16 U.S. state for gun deaths.
70% of gun deaths are suicide
Communities of color hardest hit
70% of gun deaths are suicide
Almost 71% of all gun deaths in Arizona are suicides. Suicide attempts involving guns are more likely to end in death.
Communities of color hardest hit
Communities of color hardest hit
Communities of color hardest hit
In Arizona, black men ages 18–24 are nine times more likely than white men the same age to be murdered with a gun.
Guns and domestic violence
Our children are being killed
Communities of color hardest hit
Guns make domestic violence incidents far more likely to end in death.
Our children are being killed
Our children are being killed
Our children are being killed
Guns are the third-leading cause of death for Arizona children ages 1–17.
Our children are being killed
Our children are being killed
See just how far behind the gun safety curve Arizona is here.