FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2025 Our nation is shocked at Wednesday’s shooting at a church in Minnesota that claimed the lives of two children. The Minneapolis police chief called it a deliberate act of violence against innocent children. This is the first week back at school for the students of Annunciation Catholic School. This … Continue reading STATEMENT ON MINNESOTA CHURCH SHOOTING
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The Association for Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office invite you to participate in the 2025 National Prosecutorial Summit on Combating Machine Gun Conversion Devices, on Friday, June 27, at the Chicago Public Safety Training Center in Chicago, IL. Machine Gun Conversion Devices have dramatically changed our practice but we have made a collective impact in the laws in … Continue reading 2025 APA National Prosecutorial Summit on Combating Machine Gun Conversion Devices
DECISION REGULATING GHOST GUNS The United States Supreme Court upheld the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regulation that is critical to curbing “ghost guns,” the weapon parts kits that are virtually untraceable and causing immense damage throughout the nation. Prosecutors Against Gun Violence submitted an amicus brief supporting the ATF regulations in … Continue reading STATEMENT ON THE SUPREME COURT
A Virtual National Summit on Machinegun Conversion Devices: Defining the Threat and Taking Action Two Part Series: November 12, 2024 1-2:30PM EST November 19, 2024 1-3:00PM EST Join a national audience for an interactive opportunity to learn from leading federal and local prosecutors, law enforcement officials, legal and public policy experts, engineers and others about the emerging public safety … Continue reading Association of Prosecuting Attorneys: Two-part Virtual Summit
Texas Circuit Court Invalidated 2022 Regulation for Ghost Gun Market; Prosecutors, Counties and 20 Major Cities Say Final Rule Is Critical To Curbing Untraceable Firearms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2024 Prosecutors Against Gun Violence has joined with 20 American cities, nine counties and six prosecutors’ offices to file a “Friend of the Court” … Continue reading Press Release: PAGV joins Amicus Brief urging SCOTUS to reinstate ATF Rule
"A Michigan jury’s conviction of Jennifer Crumbley, whose 15-year-old son killed four students at Oxford High School in 2021 in the state’s deadliest school shooting, of four counts of involuntary manslaughter sends a clear message that parents bear some responsibility when they ignore warning signs in their children and fail to lock up deadly firearms … Continue reading Statement from PAGV on Jennifer Crumbley Conviction
In Wake of Bruen Ruling, Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Said Second Amendment Allows Alleged Abusers to Keep Their Guns; PAGV Sees Public Safety Threat FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2023 Prosecutors Against Gun Violence has filed a “Friend of the Court” brief in support of the government’s challenge of a ruling that held … Continue reading Press Release: PAGV Files Amicus Brief Urging U.S. Supreme Court To Uphold Law That Disarms Domestic Violence Abusers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2023 "As we observe National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we reiterate the need for resources and changes in firearms laws that will help save lives, and we continue to urge the federal government to prioritize gun violence as a public health crisis. "More than 17,000 lives were taken by gun … Continue reading PAGV Statement on National Gun Violence Awareness Month
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