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    Everytown for Gun Safety Responds to News That Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Retire From the Supreme Court

    6.27.2018

      NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today released the following statement in response to the news that Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire from the United States Supreme Court.

      STATEMENT FROM ERIC TIRSCHWELL, LITIGATION DIRECTOR FOR EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY:

      “The Supreme Court has made it clear that reasonable gun laws are entirely consistent with the Second Amendment. We fully expect the gun lobby will push for a nominee inclined to restrict public officials’ ability to pass common-sense gun laws, but Americans will not stand idly by any attempt to use this nomination to undermine public safety.”

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      Did you know?

      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023