July 31, 2025 (Washington, DC) Global Action on Gun Violence has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), the federal law that shields the gun industry from much litigation. An earlier appellate decision in the case, Gustafson v. Springfield, held… Continue reading Supreme Court asked to strike down federal gun industry protection law in child shooting suit
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Cosmetics giant Lush, Global Action on Gun Violence, and Change the Ref launch new Lawsuit for Survival campaign in the U.S.
July 3, 2025 (WASHINGTON) Global Action on Gun Violence is partnering with cosmetics company, Lush, and Change the Ref on Lush’s latest campaign. Starting July 3, all 200+ Lush shops across the United States will promote GAGV’s Lawsuit for Survival, urging customers to sign a petition in support of the groundbreaking human rights lawsuit and… Continue reading Cosmetics giant Lush, Global Action on Gun Violence, and Change the Ref launch new Lawsuit for Survival campaign in the U.S.
BREAKING: Co-counsel for Mexico reacts to Supreme Court decision in landmark gun case
Court: U.S. gun industry shield law immunizes gun manufacturers from liability for some aiding gun trafficking to Mexico, but leaves door open for future liability Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson June 5, 2025 (WASHINGTON) Today, in its first decision ever on gun industry liability, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. gun… Continue reading BREAKING: Co-counsel for Mexico reacts to Supreme Court decision in landmark gun case
U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gun industry liability for first time
Court to review Mexico’s landmark lawsuit against gun manufacturers: Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson October 4, 2024 (WASHINGTON) Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review an appeals court decision that allowed Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers to proceed. This will be the first time the Supreme Court has ever considered any issue… Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gun industry liability for first time
Global Action on Gun Violence on U.S. v. Rahimi decision: “Second Amendment madness must end”
June 24, 2024 (WASHINGTON) On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States, by an 8-1 vote, rejected a Second Amendment challenge to the federal law banning persons subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing firearms. In its amicus brief in U.S. v. Rahimi, GAGV was the only major gun violence prevention group to… Continue reading Global Action on Gun Violence on U.S. v. Rahimi decision: “Second Amendment madness must end”
Trial court allows Mexico’s lawsuit against gun dealers to proceed
First lawsuit by a sovereign nation against U.S. gun dealers is not barred by U.S. gun industry protection law March 25, 2024 (WASHINGTON) Today, a federal trial court in Arizona held that the Government of Mexico could proceed in its landmark anti-gun trafficking lawsuit against five gun dealers, denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss in most… Continue reading Trial court allows Mexico’s lawsuit against gun dealers to proceed
Landmark court decision allows Mexico’s unprecedented lawsuit against gun manufacturers to proceed
First Federal Appeals Court to allow liability under U.S. gun industry protection law January 22, 2024 (WASHINGTON) Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit became the first court to uphold the right of a sovereign country to sue the gun industry, and the first federal appeals court to allow gun manufacturers to… Continue reading Landmark court decision allows Mexico’s unprecedented lawsuit against gun manufacturers to proceed
GAGV testifies before international human rights tribunal on gun industry misconduct and weak U.S. gun laws
November 28, 2023 (San José, Costa Rica) Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) and the Civil and Human Rights Clinic (CHRL) at George Washington University Law School testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today on irresponsible gun industry practices and weak U.S. gun laws that contribute to violence and human rights violations… Continue reading GAGV testifies before international human rights tribunal on gun industry misconduct and weak U.S. gun laws
Parkland mass shooting family Manny and Patricia Oliver and Global Action on Gun Violence sue U.S. in “Lawsuit for Survival”
First human rights suit to protect the Right to Live Free from Gunfire November 9, 2023 (WASHINGTON) Manny and Patricia Oliver, whose 17-year old son, Joaquin, was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, today filed a first-of-its-kind human rights lawsuit against the U.S. government. The unprecedented… Continue reading Parkland mass shooting family Manny and Patricia Oliver and Global Action on Gun Violence sue U.S. in “Lawsuit for Survival”
Global Action on Gun Violence calls on Supreme Court to reverse extreme Second Amendment decisions
“The Court should follow the Framers, not the NRA” August 21, 2023 (WASHINGTON) With the Supreme Court considering another gun rights case next session, Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) has filed an amicus brief that launches a unique frontal attack on the Court’s extreme Second Amendment rulings. In its amicus brief in U.S. v.… Continue reading Global Action on Gun Violence calls on Supreme Court to reverse extreme Second Amendment decisions