Find out if New York is a national leader or a national failure

The evidence is clear: Fewer people die by gun violence in states with strong gun laws. [–]( Hi– It hurts to say that yet again, we witnessed a horrific act of violence in our schools: this time, in Perry, Iowa. Yesterday, a Perry High School student opened fire, killing a sixth grade classmate and injuring five others. Parents shouldn't have to wonder if their children are safe when they should be busy learning. And we shouldn't have to worry about the next time our children will be gunned down in their schools. It's crystal clear that our lawmakers have both the power and the responsibility to stop gun violence in our schools and our communities, and to keep guns out of the wrong hands. And today, launching our annual Gun Law Rankings, the same pattern emerges as it does each year: states with strong gun safety laws have fewer gun deaths. Iowa, the site of yesterday's school shooting, ranks 31st of the 50 states on gun law strength, and voted in 2021 to eliminate both its permit-to-purchase and concealed carry permitting requirements. [Do you know how New York ranks on gun policy?]( [VIEW THE RANKINGS]( Our latest research shows that nearly 300,000 lives could be saved over the next decade if every state in the country had the gun death rates of the eight states with the strongest gun safety laws. When legislators start taking action to prevent gun violence, our communities see the impact. Failure to take action can be measured in constituent lives. And this year's gun law rankings show the increase or decrease of states' rankings that illustrate shifts in gun policy. Michigan and Minnesota—two states with newly-elected gun-sense trifectas who took swift action to pass life-saving legislation—saw some of the biggest increases in their state gun law rankings. By contrast, Florida's 2024 gun law ranking decreased from 19th to 22nd after passing gun lobby-backed legislation that allows concealed carry of loaded handguns in public without a permit, criminal history check, or safety training. One critical piece of our strategy to stop the death and trauma caused by the gun industry's dangerous agenda remains in these state legislative fights. For far too long, gun manufacturers and lobbyists have flooded our communities with guns and been able to get away with it—in part due to the weak gun laws they helped to create. As we gear up for new state legislative sessions across the country, make sure you know the stakes: [Check out our Gun Law Rankings to see the state of gun safety in New York.]( Thank you for being in this fight. If we work together, we can hold our lawmakers accountable for helping to keep us safe. Sarah Burd-Sharps She/Her/Hers Senior Director Everytown Research Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (the "Everytown Support Fund") is the education, research, and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with over eight million supporters. The Everytown Support Fund seeks to improve our understanding of the causes of gun violence and help to reduce it by conducting groundbreaking original research, developing evidence-based policies, communicating this knowledge to the American public, and advancing gun safety and gun violence prevention in communities and the courts. Learn more at [www.everytownsupportfund.org](. Contributions to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. [DONATE]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To unsubscribe from Everytown, please [click here](. [sp]