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guns used in domestic violence, suicide, Americans strongly support, background checks, etc.

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Take into account mental health, alcohol and drug use, emotional issues.

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Better education, stricter qualifications for owning guns.

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Better education, stricter qualifications for owning guns.

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Mandatory Waiting Periods- supported by many Americans

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Mandatory Waiting Periods- supported by many Americans

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Support BACKGROUND checks and increased education

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Support BACKGROUND checks and increased education

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Close "charleston loophole" background check system

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Close "charleston loophole" background check system

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If background check takes more than 3 days to complete, purchase is allowed.

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NRA-ILA | What is the Charleston "Loophole"?

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The 3 day proceed to sale provision, often referred to by the gun control community as the "Charleston loophole", is not a loophole at all. It is a necessary component of our current background check system. Under current law, commercial firearms transactions cannot proceed until a background check determines that the transfer to the individual would not violate applicable federal and state laws.

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Guns taken away during a time of crisis. Similar to RED FLAG LAWS on the Federal Level

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A former top executive at the National Rifle Association (NRA) argues in a new book that the U.S. should adopt universal background checks and so-called red flag laws, which allow police to confiscate guns from individuals a judge deems to be a threat to themselves or others.

The New York Times reported Thursday that Josh Powell, the group's former chief of staff, writes in "Inside the NRA" that while he doesn't personally believe that universal background check laws would be effective in preventing criminals from obtaining guns, he believes the NRA is out of step with the majority of gun owners on the issue.

He also indicated support for laws allowing a judge to block individuals from owning or purchasing a gun if friends or relatives raise concerns to law enforcement "as long as there is a process" that "involves both medical doctors and psychiatrists, and some sort of bipartisan oversight," according to the Times.

Such provisions have not yet passed in Congress and many state legislatures due to the NRA's "toxic" rhetoric that poisons legitimate conversation on the issue of gun violence, Powell continues in the book.

"The NRA fueled a toxic debate by appealing to the paranoia and darkest side of our members, in a way that has torn at the very fabric of America," he wrote, according to the Times.

Powell was ousted from the organization in December, and NRA officials said last month that his upcoming memoir was an attempt to discredit the organization and salvage his own image. The NRA is currently facing a legal challenge from New York's attorney general, who is seeking to break up the group and alleges that its leaders diverted millions from charitable causes for their own personal benefit.

Powell has made claims similar to the attorney general's allegations in his book, writing that the NRA's Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre grossly mismanaged the NRA's funds.

"It's not surprising Mr. Powell would try to save his failing career by peddling fiction about the NRA," Carolyn Meadows, the NRA's president, responded in August. "I doubt this is a book people will read, much less believe."

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Former No. 2 NRA exec calls for universal background checks, red flag laws

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A former top executive at the National Rifle Association (NRA) argues in a new book that the U.S. should adopt universal background checks and so-called red flag laws, which allow police to confiscate guns from individuals a judge deems to be a threat to themselves or others.

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Outlaw the manufacture of ghost and 3D printed guns

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Outlaw the manufacture of ghost and 3D printed guns

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Eliminate urban laws for legally obtained guns.

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Eliminate urban laws for legally obtained guns.

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Fund Increased armed security in schools.  

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Fund Increased armed security in schools.  

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10-hour training and 2-week waiting period

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10-hour training and 2-week waiting period

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Education for storage, handling and transport

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Education for storage, handling and transport

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Eliminate the Gun Show Background check loophole

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Eliminate the Gun Show Background check loophole

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Require all inhabitants of gun-owning home to submit to background and mental health checks.

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Require all inhabitants of gun-owning home to submit to background and mental health checks.

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Invest in education in communities with high violence

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Invest in education in communities with high violence

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Uniform gun laws for possession and sale

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Uniform gun laws for possession and sale