Legislation Archives

We Can’t Stop Now - It’s Time to Take the Next Step

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Under current law, anyone can get a gun in Wisconsin without undergoing a background check or even showing identification. That’s because nearly half of all guns purchased in the state are sold at gun shows, on the street, in homes, through classified ads or over the Internet by unlicensed sellers, who are not required […]

New National Study Says Background Checks On All Gun Sales Will Prevent Gun Violence

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Press Release
Contact: Jeri Bonavia, 414-351-9283
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort: The State Legislature’s Failure to Close the Existing, Gaping Loopholes Amounts to a State-Sanctioned “Guns For Criminals Program”
(Milwaukee, WI) – A landmark study released today by the UC Davis, […]

Volunteer to Collect Postcards in Your Community

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Join WAVE’s Criminal Background Check Postcard Campaign

Your Help Is Needed to Get Illegal Guns Off the Streets

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Ask Representative Obey to oppose the Tiahrt restrictions on the release of crime gun tracing information. Let him know that these restrictions have been attached to the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriation Bill which the Committee will be considering next week and that law enforcement needs access to complete crime gun trace data in order to go after illegal guns and gun traffickers.