Guns Down America is a U.S. gun violence prevention advocacy organization founded in 2016 that focuses on reducing gun violence by targeting the gun industry, corporate practices, and cultural norms around guns. It promotes research-backed, business- and economics-based strategies, including corporate accountability campaigns and policy innovation.
Gun violence prevention; corporate accountability; consumer pressure campaigns; industry taxes and fees to fund violence intervention and victim services; banking and payment-system oversight related to gun sales; restrictions on open carry and gun marketing; support for federal gun violence prevention initiatives.
Primarily supported by donations and philanthropic grants.
Newtown Action Alliance; Coalition to Stop Gun Violence; Brady; Giffords; Amalgamated Bank; key leaders and board members include Igor Volsky and Po Murray.
non-profit advocacy organization