American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention (ASLGVP) is a United States
non-partisan coalition of state lawmakers to promote
gun control
Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians.
Most countries have a restrictive firearm guiding policy, with on ...
in order to reduce
gun violence. It was founded by Senator
Brian P. Kavanagh
Brian Patrick Kavanagh (born January 18, 1967) is an American politician who represents the 26th district in the New York State Senate, representing Lower Manhattan and the western part of Brooklyn since December 2017. He previously served i ...
(D-NY). The other legislators who joined Kavanagh at the Washington, D.C., press conference to announce the formation of the group were: Representative
Barbara Bollier (R-KS); Senator
José R. Rodriguez (D-TX); Representative
Renny Cushing (D-NH); Representative
Merika Coleman-Evans (D-AL); Representative
Stacey Newman
Stacey G. Newman (born August 20, 1954) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, Newman served in the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 87 from 2009 to 2019, and was Chair of t ...
(D-MO); and Senator
Adam Ebbin
Adam Paul Ebbin (born November 10, 1963) is an American politician who is the senator from the 30th District of the Virginia Senate since January 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Delegate from the 49th District of the Virginia ...
(D-VA).
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{{Gun politics interest groups in the United States
2014 establishments in the United States
Organizations established in 2014
Gun control advocacy groups in the United States