Handgun Control, Inc. (later Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence)

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advocacy organization nonprofit organization

Handgun Control, Inc., later renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, is a prominent American advocacy organization dedicated to enacting and strengthening gun control laws to reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths.

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Label	Occurrences
Handgun Control, Inc.	1
Handgun Control, Inc. (later Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence) canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	advocacy organization ⓘ advocacy organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
advocatesFor	assault weapons restrictions ⓘ closing the gun show loophole ⓘ extreme risk protection orders ⓘ federal gun safety legislation ⓘ licensing and registration of firearms ⓘ restrictions on assault weapons ⓘ safe storage laws ⓘ universal background checks ⓘ waiting periods for handgun purchases ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fieldOfWork	firearm safety ⓘ gun politics ⓘ public policy advocacy ⓘ
foundedBy	Pete Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths ⓘ reduce gun violence in the United States ⓘ strengthen gun control laws ⓘ strengthen gun control laws in the United States ⓘ
hasPart	Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence NERFINISHED ⓘ Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence NERFINISHED ⓘ Brady PAC NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
ideology	gun control advocacy ⓘ
legalForm	501(c)(3) organization ⓘ 501(c)(4) organization ⓘ
locationCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
namedAfter	James Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	advocacy for the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ litigation related to gun violence prevention ⓘ support for background check legislation ⓘ
operatesInJurisdiction	U.S. state governments ⓘ United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposes	gun industry immunity from lawsuits ⓘ unregulated firearm sales ⓘ weak gun control laws ⓘ weak gun control regulations ⓘ
replacedBy	Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence NERFINISHED ⓘ

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James S. Brady → coFounded → Handgun Control, Inc. (later Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence) ⓘ

James S. Brady → boardMemberOf → Handgun Control, Inc. (later Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Handgun Control, Inc.