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New York

New York has had 121 mass shootings since 2020 and guns are the number one leading cause of death of children. Lawmakers must do more to keep kids safe from gun violence. Learn more about what you can do to help in your state and community.

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Join us right now and urge your representatives to make New York safer by passing Stop Assault Weapons Sales Laws.

New York had the

47th

highest firearm death rate in the U.S. in 2021.

Gun fire was the

1st

leading cause of death for New York children in 2021.

New York had the

47th

highest firearm death rate in the U.S. in 2021.

Gun fire was the

1st

leading cause of death for New York children in 2021.

Take Action Now

Join us right now and urge your representatives to make New York safer by passing Stop Assault Weapons Sales Laws.

Increase School Violence Prevention

After the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, bipartisan legislators from both sides of the aisle came together to prevent school shootings by passing the STOP School Violence Act. It supports and funds lifesaving violence prevention programs. Because of this law, students around the country have access to no-cost suicide prevention and violence prevention training.

Every year, Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund asks Congress to continue funding this program. Without the STOP School Violence Act, more children are at risk. You can help make sure your elected officials support school safety.

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children died by gun fire in 2021.

439

New Yorkers died by suicide with a firearm in 2021.

mass shootings in 2023.

Mass Shootings in New York

Despite one of the lowest death rates by firearm in the nation, the people of the state of New York have endured major mass shootings and school shootings in recent years. In February 2023, two students and one adult were injured during a shooting outside of Williamsburg Charter High School, in Brooklyn, New York.

In 2022, an 18-year-old white supremacist wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle murdered 10 people and wounded three others. The shooter live-streamed his mass shooting spree inside and outside of a Buffalo, New York supermarket. Eleven of the people shot were Black. The attack was driven by the shooter’s publicly stated racist, anti-immigrant, and antisemitic beliefs.

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Gun Laws in New York

Enhanced background checks

Restricts certain semi-automatic rifles

Secure storage

Temporary transfer

Our Impact in New York

Throughout New York, Sandy Hook Promise has engaged youth & adults in our mission and prevention programs.

215427

Supporters in the state

1186

Volunteer Promise Leaders who help raise awareness & engage communities

668k

Trained students and adults in 1,264 schools to Know the Signs and prevent violence

4039

Students involved in 168 SAVE Promise Clubs throughout the state

Prevent gun violence in New York

You can help make New York a safe place for kids and for your whole community.

State Issue

Increase School Violence Prevention

Our model legislation known as the Safety and Violence Education for Students Act (SAVE Students Act) makes lifesaving violence prevention training, like Sandy Hook Promise’s Know the Signs programs, available to all students in grades K-12.

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“We are proud to work with the bipartisan champions to ensure we're doing everything we can to protect our kids and that millions more students will be trained to know the signs of violence and act to save lives. Our work does not end here, we will continue to bring our prevention programs to schools and communities across the country and advocate for life-saving policies.”

Mark BardenSandy Hook Promise Co-Founder and Co-CEO