Nonprofit fighting U.S. gun violence with global advocacy. actiononguns.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mvleyvbjq22e📚 Read the latest substack: On the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, The Battle for Homeland Security Continues – Against Domestic Gun Violence https://jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/on-the-25th-anniversary-of-911-the15 Sep 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvleyvbjq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3muzmnhtnns23📚 Read the latest Substack "Strange Bedfellows: Both Sides of the Gun Debate Agree That ATF Should Withdraw a Rule that Would Allow Americans to Purchase Guns Online" https://jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/strange-bedfellows-both-sides-of?r=2iyn2q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web08 Sep 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzmnhtnns23https://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mtjzm562fc27"From Second Class to Super Right: How the Second Amendment Devoured Property and Other Rights" Check out @jlowy.bsky.social latest substack: https://jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/from-second-class-to-super-right20 Aug 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjzm562fc27https://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3msvth7bxp22p📕 Check out GAGV's @jlowy.bsky.social and GWU Professor Arturo J. Carrillo new article "Two Heads are Better Than One: Integrating International Law and Global Public Health Approaches to Firearm Violence to Promote Public Safety and Human Rights" published in the Emory International Law Review. https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/eilr/vol40/iss4/11/12 Aug 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvth7bxp22phttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3msgr7wfakk22GAGV recently submitted a comment in strong opposition to the rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would allow dealers to sell guns online to in-state purchasers. 📖 Read our full comment: https://www.regulations.gov/comment/ATF-2026-0266-261106 Aug 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgr7wfakk22https://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mq3hqqnga22r"The fate of life-or-death gun laws should turn more on present-day risk than on contested accounts of what a small group of men drank, tolerated, or regulated 250 years ago." Check out @jlowy.bsky.social latest substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanlowy/p/the-absurdity-of-bruen-why-are-john?r=2iyn2q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true07 Jul 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3hqqnga22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3molpkxcsys2yRead more on GAGV regarding today's SCOTUS decision on U.S. v. Hemani: 📰 https://actiononguns.org/press-release/global-action-on-gun-violence-regarding-u-s-v-hemani-decision-justice-jackson-concurs-with-gagv-that-bruen-is-a-failed-experiment-gagv-agrees-with-justice-gorsuch-that-marijuana/18 Jun 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3molpkxcsys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mmwgs664i22o"Our most fundamental right is our right to live." GAGV's @jlowy.bsky.social shares more background on the "Lawsuit for Survival". ✅ Learn More about the Lawsuit for Survival: actiononguns.org/survival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bjTi8pKR5s28 May 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwgs664i22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mknm46c3ts2qJoin us for GUAC, a dynamic one-man play and fundraising event for Global Action on Gun Violence on Saturday, May 16 at 8pm at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, California. Get your tickets here: lnkd.in/eRCuQTqk29 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknm46c3ts2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mjx7gojqas2qGet your tickets today for GUAC, a dynamic one-man play and fundraising event for Global Action on Gun Violence on Saturday, May 16 at 8pm at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, California. Tickets: https://actiononguns.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F4109520 Apr 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx7gojqas2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3miwkn4neus2xGAGV’s @jlowy.bsky.social shares how Supreme Court cases Heller and Bruen completely reinterpreted the Second Amendment. Learn more about GAGV's work: actiononguns.org/amicus-briefs/ youtu.be/CFImrtni-pU https://youtu.be/CFImrtni-pU07 Apr 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwkn4neus2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mi2uisv4ic24📰 A must read: "Promoting Firearm Industry Accountability for Civil and Human Rights Abuses in the United States through Strategic Transnational Litigation" https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/article/promoting-firearm-industry-accountability-for-civil-and-human-rights-abuses-in-the-united-states-through-strategic-transnational-litigation/FFAA8F426BA1CB8CA98D09E10AC24CD327 Mar 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2uisv4ic24https://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mhtbrlvjkc2oICYMI: On March 5, 2026, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights released Advisory Opinion OC-30/25, a landmark ruling on the responsibility countries and companies have to prevent gun trafficking under international law. Read more: https://jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/the-world-is-watching-the-inter-american24 Mar 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtbrlvjkc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mhqkn6jqis2iGAGV and The George Washington University Law School Civil and Human Rights Law Clinic filed a merits brief in the “Lawsuit for Survival” on behalf of Manny and Patricia Oliver, the parents of Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting. 📒 Brief: https://actiononguns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Petitioners-Observations-on-the-Merits-3-10-26.pdf23 Mar 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqkn6jqis2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mhjavj6aec24📰 "The World Is Watching: The Inter-American Court Just Said What the U.S. Won't" Read more on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights landmark advisory opinion from @jlowy.bsky.social ⬇️ https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanlowy/p/the-world-is-watching-the-inter-american?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web20 Mar 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjavj6aec24https://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mgnofi4spk27➡️ “What are the obligations of States in the area of human rights with respect to illicit arms trafficking?” The Inter-American Court of Human Rights just issued a first-of-its-kind opinion in response to request from Mexico.09 Mar 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnofi4spk27https://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mgfq62lwic25"The question in Hemani is, at its core, simple: should courts be allowed to consider modern evidence and public safety needs when evaluating whether a gun law is constitutional? The answer should be yes. Bruen says no. It’s time for the Court to correct that mistake." @jlowy.bsky.social https://jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/guns-gummies-and-the-framers-how06 Mar 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfq62lwic25https://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mfp26z4qjc2y➡️ As Mexico descends into violent cartel reprisals and infighting after the killing of drug kingpin “El Mencho”, let's not forget what enables that violence: U.S. guns. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/23/el-mencho-guns-united-states-mexico/88828828007/25 Feb 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp26z4qjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mfmh57vtzs2tAlex Pretti's killing by federal agents in Minneapolis scrambled the usual gun debate fault lines and created a new opportunity for unity.24 Feb 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmh57vtzs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mf5wc3p3js2j"Australia must act. Stricter domestic gun laws are necessary — but so is global responsibility. Government contracts should not reward companies profiting from gun violence abroad." -GAGV's @jsteisel.bsky.social ky.social Read the full piece ⬇️ https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/gun-control-at-home-gun-profits-abroad-australias-defence-contradiction,2069618 Feb 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5wc3p3js2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3me2geok5lc2nDo you know how the recent U.S. Supreme Court got the Second Amendment so wrong? GAGV’s @jlowy.bsky.social provides insights and historical understanding of how we got here. Learn more about GAGV's work: actiononguns.org https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:742486495707632025704 Feb 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2geok5lc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mdxuyxells2qThe Global Coalition for WHO Action on Firearm Violence will be hosting a webinar presenting key findings from the report: Tracking the World Health Organisation’s Attention to Firearm Violence, 2000–2025. Don't miss out! Feb 10th at 9:00 AM EST. Learn more: https://whoaction.org/news/webinar-launch-announcement/03 Feb 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxuyxells2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mdns555iys2x"These are scary times. But they provide an opportunity for people to come together to fight for foundational rights and values – including the most fundamental of all – the right to live." @jlowy.bsky.social jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/out-of-tra... https://jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/out-of-tra..30 Jan 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdns555iys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3mbu5p5ilyc2fLooking forward to our President @jlowy.bsky.social participating at #AALS2026. Contributing global insights to Firearms Law. Check out the session information here: https://memberaccess.aals.org/eweb//DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=SesDetails&ses_key=5c18938b-94f6-4c9c-89c9-89d218689fc607 Jan 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu5p5ilyc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/actiononguns.bsky.social/post/3m76nihrvl22yICYMI Read GAGV’s President Jonathan Lowy's Testimony to the IACHR on the Haiti: Arm trafficking and its impact on human rights (Ex Officio) hearing and learn more about our work on Human Rights here: actiononguns.org/human-rights/ You can watch the hearing here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzNbtAT5Ozk https://actiononguns.org/human-rights/04 Dec 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:aeu42eiw3dm6wffjbf4dlz3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76nihrvl22y