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# Stop Handgun Violence

Public awareness, education, policy advocacy and law enforcement strategies – without banning most guns.

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://stophandgunviolence.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [OUR NEWS](https://stophandgunviolence.org/current-news-shv/) - SHV News and Statements May 20, 2022
- [QUOTE US](https://stophandgunviolence.org/quote-us-shv/) - Stop Handgun Violence quoted in the news
- [PRESS RELEASES](https://stophandgunviolence.org/press-releases/) - Stop Handgun Violence Press Releases to Media 2026

## Pages

- [Stop Handgun Violence](https://stophandgunviolence.org/) - Stop Handgun Violence - Gun violence prevention advocate
- [Archived Newsletters 2023-2025](https://stophandgunviolence.org/archive-shv-2023-newsletters/) - Dec 29, 2025 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly YEAR 2025 Let’s start with the bad – Shuttering the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and gutting the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was BAD. Staff cuts, leadership chaos, and policy shifts undermined institutional knowledge and the CDC’s public health defense
- [Rally with March for Our Lives](https://stophandgunviolence.org/rally-with-mfol/) - Rally with March For Our Lives#ProtectKidsNotGunsAnother school mass shooting in Nashville prompted an immediate call to action from David Hogg, co-founder of March For Our Lives and Harvard University student. In 5 days, student organizers, survivors and activists rallied at Harvard Yard on April 4, 2023. Over 200 students, professors and supporters turned out to
- [Take Action](https://stophandgunviolence.org/take-action/) - Take action on Massachusetts and Federal legislation
- [Archived Press Releases 2024-2023](https://stophandgunviolence.org/archive-press-releases-2023/) - July 18, 2024 | Stop Handgun Violence Praises the Act Modernizing Firearms Boston, MA – Stop Handgun Violence, a Massachusetts based non-profit committed to preventing gun violence for 30 years in the Commonwealth, looks forward to witnessing the House and Senate vote to pass on H.4885, an Act Modernizing Firearms today. “I am grateful to
- [Our Story](https://stophandgunviolence.org/our-story/) - OUR STORYStop Handgun Violence was Founded in 1994 by successful businessman, John Rosenthal, and the late Michael Kennedy. Since its start, Stop Handgun Violence has increased public awareness about the gun violence epidemic. SHV developed several effective media and public education campaigns, the centerpiece of which is one of the largest billboards in the nation.
- [Concert Across America 2016](https://stophandgunviolence.org/concert-across-america-2016/) - On September 25, 2016 hundreds of activists, advocates and artists joined together for the first ever Concert Across America to End Gun Violence. Months of work culminated in 350 gun violence prevention events in 44 states, and over 5,000 musicians participated. The flagship concert was in New York City at the Beacon Theatre. Concert Across America 2016
- [About Us](https://stophandgunviolence.org/about-us/) - About Us TitleSubtitle text Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce vehicula ligula vitae gravida suscipit. Curabitur non libero lectus. Proin ac lorem consectetur, euismod est in, ultricies nibh. Integer feugiat elit sit amet arcu feugiat faucibus. Maecenas sed sapien sit amet nisi luctus maximus eget quis eros. Proin vulputate ac mauris eu pulvinar. Nunc
- [50 Miles More](https://stophandgunviolence.org/50milesmore/) - 50 Miles More was a protest march led by youth activists in Massachusetts and Stop Handgun Violence was as a sponsor
- [MA Gun Violence Reduction and Prevention Model](https://stophandgunviolence.org/ma-gun-violence-reduction-and-prevention-model/) - MASSACHUSETTS GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION MODELMassachusetts has some of the most comprehensive and effective gun safety laws in the country.As a result, the Commonwealth has the lowest gun death rate in the U.S. and has successfully reduced gun deaths by 40% for over 25 years. We attribute this success to a three-prong approach to
- [Advocacy Toolkit](https://stophandgunviolence.org/advocacy-toolkit/) - An advocacy toolkit developed for student activists on how to advocate for legislation for gun violence prevention
- [SHV Billboards](https://stophandgunviolence.org/shv-billboards/) - Stop Handgun Violence billboards in Massachusetts 1994-2021
- [Latest News](https://stophandgunviolence.org/latest-news/) - Stop Handgun Violence latest news: includes our current newsletter, press releases and SHV mentioned in the news
- [Victim Stories](https://stophandgunviolence.org/victim-stories/) - Stories shared by families of young gun violence victims with Stop Handgun Violence
- [bkgrndformenu](https://stophandgunviolence.org/bkgrndformenu/) - Background photo for SHV Menu- July 13, 2026
- [Learn](https://stophandgunviolence.org/learn/) - December 2, 2015

## Categories

- [Current Newsletter](https://stophandgunviolence.org/category/current-newsletter/)
- [Press Releases](https://stophandgunviolence.org/category/press-releases/)
- [SHV in the News](https://stophandgunviolence.org/category/shv-in-the-news/)