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MGSC is a financially lean, thrifty organization which works in multiple ways to save lives from gun violence. The opposition is incredibly well-funded, so please consider contributing to our efforts.
DONATE HERE to our 501.c.4 organization that advocates for gun safety legislation at the state and federal levels. This money pays our executive director to lobby, network, educate, and conduct press events and interviews regarding specific legislation. It also pays a part time professional lobbyist. There is no tax deduction for this contribution because it is considered political spending.
DONATE HERE to our 501.c.3 Foundation that funds our programs: Gun Give Back Days at local police stations; Free Gun Locks for gun owners; and, professional development for pediatricians on how to counsel families on safe storage of firearms. It also pays the costs to help members of the public host charitable and educational events on the need for common sense gun legislation. There is a tax deduction for this charitable contribution.
If you have no preference for which account to fund, please consider the c.4, since enacting legislation is a critical part of our work and the c.3 can qualify for many types of grants, but the c.4 does not.
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Showing up to testify for gun safety legislation in the Maine State Legislature is the single most effective tool we have to create safer gun laws in Maine.
The public overwhelming favors safer gun laws, but the 2nd Amendment absolutists’ views have historically prevailed because of an imbalance in who has shown up to testify at public hearings.
The tide began to turn in the spring of 2021 when concerned citizen Nacole Palmer created the Show Up Network (SUN) and more Mainers started showing up to testify for safer gun laws.
Join our supportive SUN community to help save lives from gun violence. Easy Zoom sessions led by Nacole Palmer will teach you everything you need to know about upcoming bills and how to testify for them.
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It’s hard for state legislators to vote for gun safety bills when they primarily hear from the opposition.
Give them the backing they need to do the right thing by calling and writing to them.
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As of June 2021, it is now a crime in the state of Maine to leave a firearm accessible to a child under age 16 under certain conditions.
Keep children safer from accidents and suicide by taking the following steps in your home:
1. Unload your firearms, lock them with cable locks (which are more effective than trigger locks), and then store the locked guns in another locked device such as a safe.
2. Store ammunition in a separate, locked device.
3. Use combination locks rather than keyed locks. (Children often know where keys are stored.) Or alternatively, use biometrically locked devices, which only open with your unique fingerprint.
For additional information see:
MGSC Pediatricians Video on Safe Storage
Journal of American Medical Association, Pediatrics; Gun Safety for Children
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Let us help you host an event of your choosing! Whether you are an adult or a teen, your involvement can make a difference.
Opportunities include hosting an event at your high school, a meet and greet in your backyard for a legislative candidate, an information session about safe storage, a gathering of letter writers to compose letters to the editor, or some other event that advances the cause of gun safety.
Through our Community Speakers Program, we provide free speakers to interested organizations, towns, communities and individuals who wish to host an event to share information about gun violence in Maine and nationally, its cost in lives and trauma, and possible solutions.
For more information Contact Us.