Metro IAF’s Do Not Stand Idly By: Organizing Power to Reduce Gun Violence
Do Not Stand Idly By, has so far enlisted public officials in 124 municipalities who have agreed to use their influence as major customers to urge gun manufacturers to explore “smart gun” technology that renders the weapon useless if picked up by someone besides its owner. They also want gunmakers to tighten distribution networks and crack down on the approximately one percent of legal dealers whose weapons disproportionately turn up at crime scenes.
Read more in today’s New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/nyregion/when-the-dollar-is-mightier-than-the-gun.html