Everytown’s research has shown that expanding the areas where guns can be carried and the circumstances in which they can be used is only associated with greater harm. So-called Stand Your Ground laws, which encourage the use of deadly force outside the home, are associated with significantly higher justifiable homicide rates. After Georgia passed its Stand Your Ground law, the number of justifiable homicides in the states increased by 83 percent. In Florida, it tripled. This push towards allowing easy access to guns in a growing variety of public places has only resulted in a greater risk of gun violence, often justified by increasingly permissive laws.

Everytown Files Amicus Brief in Support of California’s Public Carry Licensing System (Flanagan v. Becerra)
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Everytown for Gun Safety and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence File Amicus Brief Arguing Legislative Amendments to Florida Stand Your Ground Law are Unconstitutional.
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Williams v. Beemiller
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Everytown Litigation Team Delivers Letter to Madison, Ohio School Board Raising Legal and Liability Concerns and Urging Suspension of Plan to Arm School Teachers, Staff and “Volunteers”
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