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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Check out GAGV’s latest report: U.S. Gun Policy, Global Harm. Cross-Border Gun Trafficking from the Great Lakes Region. This report examines one major regional pipeline: the Great Lakes states. 📚 Read the report here: actiononguns.org/great-lakes-...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📚 Read the latest substack: On the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, The Battle for Homeland Security Continues – Against Domestic Gun Violence jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/on-the-25t...
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On the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, The Battle for Homeland Security Continues – Against Domestic Gun Violence
This month, as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the tragic September 11th attacks on the U.S., it is important to not just reflect on the tragedy, but take lessons that can make our nation safer...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📚 Read the latest Substack "Strange Bedfellows: Both Sides of the Gun Debate Agree That ATF Should Withdraw a Rule that Would Allow Americans to Purchase Guns Online" jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/strange-be...
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Strange Bedfellows: Both Sides of the Gun Debate Agree That ATF Should Withdraw a Rule that Would Allow Americans to Purchase Guns Online
It is not very often that Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) agree on gun policy.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"From Second Class to Super Right: How the Second Amendment Devoured Property and Other Rights" Check out @jlowy.bsky.social latest substack: jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/from-secon...
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From Second Class to Super Right: How the Second Amendment Devoured Property and Other Rights
Conservative Justices have long complained that the Second Amendment is treated as a “second-class right” — while they have been transforming it into a super-right.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📕 Check out GAGV's @jlowy.bsky.social and GWU Professor Arturo J. Carrillo new article "Two Heads are Better Than One: Integrating International Law and Global Public Health Approaches to Firearm Violence to Promote Public Safety and Human Rights" published in the Emory International Law Review.
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Two Heads are Better Than One: Integrating International Law and Global Public Health Approaches to Firearm Violence to Promote Public Safety and Human Rights
By Arturo J. Carrillo and Jonathan Lowy, Published on 01/01/26
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
GAGV recently submitted a comment in strong opposition to the rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would allow dealers to sell guns online to in-state purchasers. 📖 Read our full comment: www.regulations.gov/comment/ATF-...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"The fate of life-or-death gun laws should turn more on present-day risk than on contested accounts of what a small group of men drank, tolerated, or regulated 250 years ago." Check out @jlowy.bsky.social latest substack: open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
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The Absurdity of Bruen: Why Are John Adams’s Drinking Habits Determining Today’s Gun Laws?
Thought exercise: You are designing a legal test to decide whether the government may prohibit a citizen from possessing guns because he uses an intoxicant that is now legal in much of the country.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Read more on GAGV regarding today's SCOTUS decision on U.S. v. Hemani: 📰 actiononguns.org/press-releas...
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Global Action on Gun Violence regarding U.S. v. Hemani decision: Justice Jackson concurs with GAGV that Bruen is a “failed experiment;” GAGV agrees with Justice Gorsuch that marijuana use should not a...
(WASHINGTON) Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) responds to today’s U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Hemani, holding that the federal prohibition on firearm possession by unlawful drug users…
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"Our most fundamental right is our right to live." GAGV's @jlowy.bsky.social shares more background on the "Lawsuit for Survival". ✅ Learn More about the Lawsuit for Survival: actiononguns.org/survival www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bjT...
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The Lawsuit for Survival | Overview
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Inspiring, engaging event in LA for @actiononguns.bsky.social with Manny Oliver at his extraordinary Guac show. Hopeful we can end our gun violence crisis. @changetheref.bsky.social
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Join us for GUAC, a dynamic one-man play and fundraising event for Global Action on Gun Violence on Saturday, May 16 at 8pm at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, California. Get your tickets here: lnkd.in/eRCuQTqk
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Get your tickets today for GUAC, a dynamic one-man play and fundraising event for Global Action on Gun Violence on Saturday, May 16 at 8pm at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, California. Tickets: actiononguns.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
GAGV’s @jlowy.bsky.social shares how Supreme Court cases Heller and Bruen completely reinterpreted the Second Amendment. Learn more about GAGV's work: actiononguns.org/amicus-briefs/ youtu.be/CFImrtni-pU
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How Supreme Court Cases Heller and Bruen Completely Reinterpreted the Second Amendment
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
📰 A must read: "Promoting Firearm Industry Accountability for Civil and Human Rights Abuses in the United States through Strategic Transnational Litigation" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Promoting Firearm Industry Accountability for Civil and Human Rights Abuses in the United States through Strategic Transnational Litigation | American Journal of International Law | Cambridge Core
Promoting Firearm Industry Accountability for Civil and Human Rights Abuses in the United States through Strategic Transnational Litigation - Volume 120
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
ICYMI: On March 5, 2026, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights released Advisory Opinion OC-30/25, a landmark ruling on the responsibility countries and companies have to prevent gun trafficking under international law. Read more: jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/the-world-...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
GAGV and The George Washington University Law School Civil and Human Rights Law Clinic filed a merits brief in the “Lawsuit for Survival” on behalf of Manny and Patricia Oliver, the parents of Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting. 📒 Brief: actiononguns.org/wp-content/u...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
📰 "The World Is Watching: The Inter-American Court Just Said What the U.S. Won't" Read more on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights landmark advisory opinion from @jlowy.bsky.social ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
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The World Is Watching: The Inter-American Court Just Said What the U.S. Won't
Global Action on Gun Violence was founded on a premise that was considered unusual, perhaps even naïve, in gun violence prevention circles: that if domestic political gridlock prevents the United Stat...
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Major breaking news: The region’s top human rights court just held how human rights law requires countries and companies to prevent gun trafficking. Under the ruling, U.S. gun policy and industry practices violate human rights law. Read why that’s a big deal. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
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The World Is Watching: The Inter-American Court Just Said What the U.S. Won't
Global Action on Gun Violence was founded on a premise that was considered unusual, perhaps even naïve, in gun violence prevention circles: that if domestic political gridlock prevents the United Stat...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
➡️ “What are the obligations of States in the area of human rights with respect to illicit arms trafficking?” The Inter-American Court of Human Rights just issued a first-of-its-kind opinion in response to request from Mexico.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
"The question in Hemani is, at its core, simple: should courts be allowed to consider modern evidence and public safety needs when evaluating whether a gun law is constitutional? The answer should be yes. Bruen says no. It’s time for the Court to correct that mistake." @jlowy.bsky.social
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Guns, Gummies, and the Framers: How the Marijuana Gun Ban Case Shows Where the Supreme Court Got the Second Amendment Wrong
The Supreme Court has radically — and incorrectly — transformed Second Amendment law over the past two decades.
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
This is how the cartels get guns: US gun dealers supply traffickers, often in obviously illegal straw sales. This trafficker was sold 44 firearms for $23,334.25 and “his purchases frequently involved multiple, identical firearms of the same model and caliber.” westorlandonews.com/central-flor...
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Central Florida Man Pleaded Guilty to Firearms Trafficking
A Central Florida man pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking.
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Most gun dealers are careful and don’t sell to traffickers, but about 5% of dealers sell about 90% of crime guns. Negligent U.S. gun dealers => cartel violence in Mexico. We need to stop the Iron River at its U.S. gun industry source. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US
Lax American gun laws mean weapons are readily available to buy and smuggle south of the border
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
➡️ As Mexico descends into violent cartel reprisals and infighting after the killing of drug kingpin “El Mencho”, let's not forget what enables that violence: U.S. guns. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Alex Pretti's killing by federal agents in Minneapolis scrambled the usual gun debate fault lines and created a new opportunity for unity.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
"Australia must act. Stricter domestic gun laws are necessary — but so is global responsibility. Government contracts should not reward companies profiting from gun violence abroad." -GAGV's @jsteisel.bsky.social ky.social Read the full piece ⬇️
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Gun control at home, gun profits abroad: Australia’s defence contradiction
Australia’s strict gun laws have reduced domestic gun violence, but the country still enables global harm through defence companies linked to weapons used in organised crime and terrorism abroad.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Do you know how the recent U.S. Supreme Court got the Second Amendment so wrong? GAGV’s @jlowy.bsky.social provides insights and historical understanding of how we got here. Learn more about GAGV's work: actiononguns.org www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Do you know how the recent U.S. Supreme Court got the Second Amendment so wrong?  GAGV’s Jonathan Lowy provides insights and historical understanding of how we got here. Learn more about GAGV'...
Do you know how the recent U.S. Supreme Court got the Second Amendment so wrong?  GAGV’s Jonathan Lowy provides insights and historical understanding of how we got here. Learn more about GAGV's wo...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The Global Coalition for WHO Action on Firearm Violence will be hosting a webinar presenting key findings from the report: Tracking the World Health Organisation’s Attention to Firearm Violence, 2000–2025. Don't miss out! Feb 10th at 9:00 AM EST. Learn more: whoaction.org/news/webinar...
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Webinar & Launch Announcement - Global Coalition for WHO Action on Firearm Violence
Presenting New Research: Tracking WHO Attention to Gun Violence, 2000–2025 TIME: 9AM EST, 11AM BRT/UTC-3, 3PM CET, 4PM SASTDATE: TUESDAY, FEB 10FORMAT: ONLINE LAUNCH WEBINAR (Click here) You are invit...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"These are scary times. But they provide an opportunity for people to come together to fight for foundational rights and values – including the most fundamental of all – the right to live." @jlowy.bsky.social jonathanlowy.substack.com/p/out-of-tra...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Looking forward to our President @jlowy.bsky.social participating at #AALS2026. Contributing global insights to Firearms Law. Check out the session information here: memberaccess.aals.org/eweb//Dynami...
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
U.S. gun policies is an international issue. Most crime guns in Canada are trafficked from the U.S. Bad actors in the gun industry enable and profit from it. We need @actiononguns. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w... Excellebt reporting from @onishinyt @nytimes
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As U.S. Guns Pour Into Canada, the Bodies Pile Up
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
ICYMI Read GAGV’s President Jonathan Lowy's Testimony to the IACHR on the Haiti: Arm trafficking and its impact on human rights (Ex Officio) hearing and learn more about our work on Human Rights here: actiononguns.org/human-rights/ You can watch the hearing here www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzNb...
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Human Rights
GAGV has testified before the IACHR, and submitted extensive written materials to advocate for accountability under human rights on weak U.S. laws that enable gun trafficking and violence.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
In case you missed it, you can watch the Haiti: Arm trafficking and its impact on human rights (Ex Officio) hearing and listen to @jlowy.bsky.social remarks calling for effective action to stop the flood of trafficked guns from the US that arms the gangs in Haiti. youtu.be/GzNbtAT5Ozk?...
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Haití: Tráfico de armas y su impacto en los derechos humanos (De Oficio)
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Most of the world regulates the gun industry. The U.S. protects it. Why? Toxic gun politics. But we don’t have to wait for Congress. Litigation, corporate reform, and legal accountability can change industry and save lives. actiononguns.org
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
When countries acted, lives were saved. After mass shootings and rising gun violence, nations like Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand passed stricter gun laws. The result? Gun deaths dropped significantly. Change is possible when we choose action over silence.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Gun violence is a public health crisis and it needs public health solutions: 📊 Data 📚 Education ✔️ Regulation ⚖️ Litigation It’s time to hold the gun industry accountable. Support global action to stop the unchecked flow of firearms. actiononguns.org
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GAGV | Global Action on Gun Violence | Action on Guns
Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) is the only U.S.-based non-profit organization working with and for the international community to prevent gun violence.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🇺🇸🇲🇽 The U.S. and Mexico just launched a joint initiative to curb cross-border gun trafficking. A step forward, but let’s be clear: Bad actors in the U.S. gun industry continue to supply the cartels by flooding the market with little oversight and zero accountability.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
GAGV employs impactful litigation to reform the gun industry, international advocacy that pressures the U.S., and education to reframe the messaging influence of the gun industry and its contributions to the flow of guns and gun violence.
Impactful Litigation, Advocacy, Education
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
9 mass shootings. 7 days. That’s more than one every single day last week in the US. We’re taking on the gun industry through global litigation because this cycle of violence has to end. actiononguns.org #GlobalActionOnGunViolence #EndGunViolence
There were 9 mass shootings between September 22 and September 28 in the U.S.That's more than one mass shooting per day.We're challenging the gun industry's harm through global litigation.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Irresponsible gun manufacturers fuel gun trafficking by ignoring red flags, exploiting weak laws, and flooding markets with little oversight. These practices don’t just harm the U.S.; they export violence globally. This is a public health crisis with a supply chain.
Graphic. U.S. Gun Manufacturers Keep Flooding the Crime Gun Market. While individuals are prosecuted, the companies enabling global gun trafficking face no accountability.
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We’re proud to celebrate our partners @lushcosmetics as 2025 Greater Good Awards finalists for the #LawsuitForSurvival campaign. digiday.com/announcement...
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Babylist, Lush and Vox Creative are 2025 Greater Good Awards finalists
The 2025 Greater Good Awards are presented by Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and WorkLife, and showcase the work being done around social causes, their impact and, ultimately, those working toward the...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The U.S. gun industry doesn’t stop at our borders. It exports weapons, loopholes, and lawlessness. Our gun violence epidemic is becoming a global pandemic. Learn more about our work: actiononguns.org
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Gun violence in the U.S. is a daily occurrence, just yesterday there was a mass shooting in Indiana where 2 people were killed and 5 were hurt, just in the past week there have been 10 mass shootings. www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Congratulations to Sanford Heisler, Berger Montague, and @bradyunited.org on their recent win on behalf of the City of Baltimore against Maryland’s largest ghost gun dealer. This is a significant milestone in gun violence prevention and a testament to the impact of legal expertise. 🧵
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
More scenes from our visit to Lush yesterday! It was such a thrill to see this amazing campaign honoring Joaquin Oliver and supporting the Lawsuit for Survival in person. Get your Sonflower bath bombs before July 14! #GunViolencePrevention #GVP #Lush
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The Sunflower Bath Bomb is available until July 14. Get yours while they last to honor Joaquin Oliver and support your right to live free from gun violence. #GunViolencePrevention #GVP #Lush
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
GAGV is honored to show off our Lush Sonflower Bath Bombs, supporting the Lawsuit for Survival, at the Joaquin Oliver mural at Gallery Place in DC. #GunViolencePrevention #BloomANewDay #LawsuitForSurvival #GVP
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Check out the link below to honor Joaquin Oliver, support your right to live free of gun violence, and learn more about the Lawsuit for Survival: www.lush.com/us/en_us/a/t...
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Change The Ref @changetheref.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Support the Lawsuit for Survival, filed for Joaquin Oliver, to hold the U.S. government accountable for failing to prevent gun violence. 75% of your Sonflower purchase (minus tax) supports orgs building a safer future. Stand with Joaquin. Stand for change. 💛 www.lush.com/us/en_us/p/s...
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Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) @actiononguns.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Support Joaquin Oliver v. USA, the Lawsuit for Survival, to fight for a future free of gun violence. actiononguns.org/survival/
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Change The Ref @changetheref.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Support the Lawsuit for Survival, filed in honor of Joaquin Oliver, to hold the U.S. government accountable for its failure to prevent gun violence. www.lush.com/us/en_us/p/s...
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