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'''Brady: United Against Gun Violence''' (formerly “'''Handgun Control, Inc'''”., the '''Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence''' and the '''Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence)''' is an American [[nonprofit organization]] that advocates for [[gun control]] and against [[gun violence]]. It is named after former [[White House
Brady was founded in 1974 as the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH). From 1980 through 2000, it operated under the name Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI). In 2001, it was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and its sister project, the
== History ==
In 1974, the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH) was founded by armed-robbery victim Mark Borinsky, a graduate of [[Johns Hopkins University]]. In 1975, Republican marketing manager Pete Shields, whose 23-year-old son had been murdered, joined NCCH as
HCI had few resources until 1980, after the murder of musician [[John Lennon]] increased the public's interest in shootings. By 1981, HCI's membership exceeded 100,000. In 1983, the
In 2001, Handgun Control, Inc. was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and the
== Leadership ==
=== Current ===
In September 2017, Kris Brown and Avery W. Gardiner assumed the roles of co-president, replacing [[Dan Gross (activist)|Dan Gross]].<ref>Kevin Quinn (Board Chair) stated: "The Brady Campaign and Center's mission has never been more urgent and with a focused strategy to prevent gun violence, we need strong leaders with exceptional strategic and operational skills. The Board of Trustees has appointed Kristin Brown and Avery Gardiner as Co-Presidents. Both Kris and Avery, who are members of Brady's Executive Management Team and shaped Brady's programs as the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Legal Officer, respectively, will lead the Brady team from its Washington, DC headquarters.</ref> Brown was named the organization's sole president in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bradyunited.org/press-releases/the-brady-campaign-and-center-names-kristin-brown-as-president|title=The Brady Campaign and Center Names Kristin Brown as President|website=Brady|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> Liz Dunning, whose mother was randomly murdered by a serial killer in 2003, is the
=== Former ===
Mark Borinsky founded the National Council to Control Handguns in 1974. He served as
Nelson "Pete" Shields became the organization's chairman in 1978 and retired in 1989.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/27/obituaries/nelson-shields-3d-69-gun-control-advocate.html |title=Nelson Shields 3d, 69, Gun-Control Advocate |access-date=November 14, 2008 |date=January 7, 1993 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In July 1976, Shields estimated that it would take seven to ten years for NCCH to reach the goal of "total control of handguns in the United States." He said: "The first problem is to slow down the increasing number of handguns being produced and sold in this country. The second is to get handguns registered. And the final problem is to make the possession of ''all'' handguns and ''all'' handgun ammunition – except for the military, policemen, licensed security guards, licensed sporting clubs, and licensed gun collectors – totally illegal."<ref name="Harris760726">{{cite magazine |last=Harris |first=Richard |date=July 26, 1976 |title=A Reporter at Large: Handguns |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1976/07/26/1976_07_26_053_TNY_CARDS_000319312 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |pages=53–58 |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref> In 1987 Shields said that he believed "in the right of law-abiding citizens to possess handguns... for legitimate purposes.".<ref name="Sugarmann870601">{{cite journal |last=Sugarmann |first=Josh |date=June 1, 1987 |title=The NRA is right; but we still need to ban handguns |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+NRA+is+right%3b+but+we+still+need+to+ban+handguns.-a05010444 |journal=Washington Monthly |publisher=Farlex Inc. |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref>
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[[Jim Brady|Jim]] and [[Sarah Brady]] were both influential in the movement since at least the mid-1980s. Mrs. Brady became chair in 1989, and the Bradys became the namesakes of the organization in 2000.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Biographies: Sarah Brady |publisher=bradycenter.org |url=http://www.bradycenter.org/about/bio/sarah |access-date=February 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227140739/http://www.bradycenter.org/about/bio/sarah |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Former [[Maryland]]
Former [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], mayor [[Paul Helmke]] served from July 2006 to July 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bradycenter.org/about/bio/helmke |title=Brady Campaign: Biographies: Paul Helmke |publisher=Bradycenter.org |date=March 13, 2011 |access-date=February 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005120608/http://www.bradycenter.org/about/bio/helmke |archive-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref> In November 2008, Brady president Helmke, a former Republican mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, endorsed the [[American Hunters and Shooters Association]] saying, "I see our issues as complementary to theirs." He said, "The Brady Campaign is not just East Coast liberal Democrats."<ref name="Birnbaum080318">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/17/AR2008031702579_pf.html |title=New Pro-Gun Group Hopes to Draw From the NRA |last=Birnbaum |first=Jeffrey H. |date=March 18, 2008 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 8, 2008}}</ref>
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=== ''Heller'' and ''McDonald'' cases ===
After the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] ruling in 2010 in ''[[McDonald v. Chicago]]'', Brady president Paul Helmke said he was "pleased that the Court reaffirmed its language in ''[[District of Columbia v. Heller]]'' that the Second Amendment individual right to possess guns in the home for self-defense does not prevent our elected representatives from enacting 'common-sense' gun laws to protect our communities from gun violence."<ref name=Monopoli100628>{{cite news |last=Montopoli |first=Brian |date=June 28, 2010 |title=Supreme Court Gun Rights Decision: A Win or a Setback? |url=
=== Lawsuits ===
On March 19, 2009, a federal judge ordered a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of the rule allowing [[Concealed carry in the United States|concealed carry]] permit holders to carry firearms concealed within [[National Park Service]] lands within states where their permits are valid, based upon environmental concerns, in response to efforts by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the [[National Parks Conservation Association]], and the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees.<ref name=EilperinWilber090320>{{cite news |last1=Eilperin |first1=Juliet |last2=Wilber |first2=Del Quentin |date=March 20, 2009 |title=Judge Blocks Rule Permitting Concealed Guns in U.S. Parks |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902801.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name=NRAILAcopyMO>{{cite web |url=http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/nationalparks_MemoOpiniononintervention.PDF |title=Memorandum Opinion |website=nraila.org |date=March 19, 2009 |access-date=September 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407054553/http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/nationalparks_MemoOpiniononintervention.PDF |archive-date=April 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On May 20, 2009, the injunction was overturned by the passing of [[Credit CARD Act of 2009#Amendment|an amendment]] to the [[Credit CARD Act of 2009]], added by Senator [[Tom Coburn]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], [[Oklahoma|OK]]) over the objections of the Brady Campaign.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 20, 2009 |title=Congress Approves Bill Restricting Credit Card Industry, Allowing Guns in Parks |url=
=== Sandy Hook school shooting aftermath ===
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