Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

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Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Formation	1974
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Membership	45 national organizations
Website	http://www.csgv.org/

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) and its sister organization, the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (EFSGV), emerged from the civil rights movement in the early 1970s to campaign for measures aimed at reducing firearm death and injury. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence or CSGV is a non-partisan group of 45 organizations representing 100,000 individual members^[1] that was founded in 1974 to ban handguns, but now seeks to ban assault weapons and strengthen other gun control laws in the United States. The coalition works at the state and federal level to prevent gun violence through both litigation and legislative lobbying.^[2] The organization was originally known as the National Coalition to Ban Handguns.^[3] In the early 1980's the organization's name was changed to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.

1 Mission
2 Leadership
3 Membership
4 Websites
5 Radio Interviews
6 References

[edit] Mission

CSGV lists the following as their mission:

A progressive legislative agenda to close illegal gun markets. CSGV developed a step-by-step plan to curb the flow of illegal guns into America's neighborhoods. Legislative initiatives in the plan included closing the gun show loophole, mandating criminal background checks for all firearm sales, and licensing and registration.

Litigation. The Educational Fund has developed sophisticated strategies and resources to use the civil justice system to reform what they assert are the irresponsible practices of the gun industry.

Building a stronger grassroots gun control movement. The Coalition recruits, trains, and supports new activists, especially youth, in the campaign for tougher gun control laws.

Changing laws by changing our elected leaders. Through grassroots education and get-out-the-vote efforts, CSGV supports candidates for public office who support "sensible" gun laws.

[edit] Leadership

Gun interest groups in the U.S.
Pro-gun rights
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Gun Owners of America JPFO Law Enforcement Alliance of America Liberty Belles National Rifle Association Pink Pistols Second Amendment Foundation Second Amendment Sisters Students for Concealed Carry on Campus
Pro-gun control
Americans for Democratic Action Americans for Gun Safety Foundation American Hunters and Shooters Association Brady Campaign Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Coalition to Stop Gun Violence League of Women Voters Violence Policy Center

Michael K. Beard is the President of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence/Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, a title he has held since the inception of the respective organizations.

Joshua Horwitz is the Executive Director of CSGV/EFSGV. Mr. Horwitz is an attorney who joined the Ed Fund in 1989 as Legal Director.

Ladd Everitt has served as the organization's Director of Communications since May 2006.

Manda Kelley has served as the organization's Development Officer since November 2006.

[edit] Membership

CSGV's organizational structure is unique among national gun violence prevention organizations. It consists of 45 national organizations working to reduce gun violence. Coalition members include religious organizations, child welfare advocates, public health professionals, and social justice organizations.