Everytown Law fights for everyone’s right to live free from gun violence.
Everytown Law is the largest and most experienced team of litigators in the country dedicated to advancing gun safety in the courts and through the civil and criminal justice systems.
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Second Amendment: The Everytown Center for the Defense of Gun Safety Helps Defend Life-Saving Laws in the Courts
Our deep experience in Second Amendment litigation provides us with unmatched expertise on the doctrine, historical laws, social science, and academic scholarship involved in these cases.
Everytown Law Publishes First-of-Its-Kind Manual for Those Seeking to Hold Gun Industry Bad Actors Accountable
This is a guide for litigators seeking to bring civil litigation against reckless and irresponsible members of the firearm industry that engage in wrongful conduct.
Lawsuit Filed to Hold Glock Accountable for Harming Marylanders’ Public Health and Safety with Easily Modified Pistols
The City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland filed a lawsuit against Glock, Inc. and Glock Ges.m.b.H. for facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns on the streets.
Court Allows Lawsuit to Proceed Against Scheels for Providing Handgun to Teenager, Resulting in his Death by Suicide
The trial court denied Scheels’ motion to dismiss in Everytown Law’s case against Scheels on behalf of Jordan Markie’s mother, allowing the wrongful death suit to go forward.
Judge Rules that Lawsuit Against Smith & Wesson for its Role in Highland Park Mass Shooting Can Proceed
The trial court denied motions to dismiss by Smith & Wesson and two firearms retailers, allowing the majority of the claims in the case to move forward.
Everytown Law's Third Annual Law Student Writing Competition is Open!
This Competition, which asks current law students to consider how they might use litigation and the law to advance gun violence prevention, is accepting submissions from April 11-June 20.
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Second Amendment
The Everytown Center for the Defense of Gun Safety assists state and local governments in defending life-saving gun laws against gun lobby attacks in the courts.
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We work closely with people who have been wounded and with the families of those who have been killed.
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Firearms Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide to PLCAA and Beyond
This is a guide for litigators seeking to bring civil litigation against reckless and irresponsible members of the firearm industry that engage in wrongful conduct.
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We provide support to attorneys and law school clinics involved in gun violence prevention impact litigation.
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