Английская Википедия:Arizonans for Gun Safety
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Arizonans for Gun Safety (AzGS) is a non-profit organization that aims to reduce gun-related deaths and promote gun safety. The organization also has education programs to teach about safe storage practices, non-violent conflict resolution, and ways to address youth violence.[1] Шаблон:TOC limit
History
In 1994 the brother of Geraldine Hill was killed by a man with an AK-47 and a history of mental illness.[2] One year later, Hills created AzGS.[3]
Some other group members were similarly affected by gun violence. Jennifer Longdon joined and became a president of AzGS after she was paralyzed due to a random drive-by shooting.[4] Otis and Lory Smith joined the board of directors in 2000 after their daughter Shannon was killed from a stray bullet fired into the air.[5] The group was later instrumental in passing Shannon's Law, named after Otis and Lory's daughter.[6]
The group endorsed the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.[7][8]
In 2014 AzGS filed an Amicus Curiae for the Appellee in the case of Heller v. District of Columbia.[9][10]
March for our Lives
AzGS was a fiscal sponsor of the 2018 March for Our Lives protests that took place in Arizona,[13] with AzGS founder Geraldine Hills helping to manage more than $14,000 that March for Our Lives raised via GoFundMe merchandise sales.[14] An estimated 15,000 people showed up at the capitol protest on March 24, 2018.[15] High-schoolers, Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego, and Geraldine Hills all took turns at the microphone.[15]
At the September 2019 March for Our Lives protest near the "Release the Fear" statue,[12] shoes and sandals of those affected by gun violence were placed at the base of the statue, including those of former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords.[16]
Programs
Gun Buyback
AzGS used to facilitate gun buyback weekends, collecting thousands of guns[17] in conjunction with the Phoenix Police Department.[18] In 2013 Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2455 into law, requiring city or county-sponsored programs to resell (instead of destroy) guns they obtain,[19][20] rendering police buyback programs counterproductive.[18]
Artist Robert Miley, creator of the Release the Fear, a monument constructed of melted-down weapons used in violent acts across Arizona, said this of the HB 2455: "I think we need to turn to our youth and realize the things we pass now, whatever they are, they're going to affect generations to come".[21]
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