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Jonathan Lowy

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Pres & Founder, Global Action on Gun Violence.

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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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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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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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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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 · 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 · 06/03/2026
How should courts decide if someone who enjoys the occasional gummy be allowed to have a gun? Based on risk to public, or what the laws were in 1791? Check out my Substack on where SCOTUS went wrong: open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
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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 · 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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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, as tragic as they are, can bring us together around our fundamental values and rights. Check out my post on Substack: substack.com/@jonathanlow...
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Out of Tragedy, Unity: The Killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good Can Unify Americans Around Our Most Fundamental Rights
The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officials in Minneapolis are disturbing and enraging, as is the effort to defame and blame the victims, and to propagate false accounts of their d...
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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 · 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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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I’ve spent 25+ years fighting for victims of gun violence. On Thur, June 12 at 3PM ET, I’ll be speaking with the C-Suite Network CEO Tricia Benn about how legal strategy and executive leadership can drive real, global change. Join the conversation -- pages.c-suitenetwork.com/csuite-success
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Matthew W Nugent @n00ge8.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
SCOTUS Weighs $10B Lawsuit Blaming US Gun Companies for Trafficking to Mexican cartels "The allegations are that the manufacturers have been told and know exactly how they are supplying the cartels." Investigative reporting from Spotlight on America @actiononguns.bsky.social @jlowy.bsky.social
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SCOTUS weighs $10B lawsuit blaming US gun companies for trafficking to Mexican cartels
A groundbreaking legal case is being considered by the Supreme Court, that pits the country of Mexico against a group of American gun makers and distributors.
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Good summary of Mexico’s gun lawsuit in the Supreme Court. The gun industry must stop supplying the cartels’ crime gun pipeline. youtu.be/R1PrdE9_bmU?... via @YouTube @actiononguns.bsky.social
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SCOTUS weighs $10B lawsuit blaming US gun companies for trafficking to Mexican cartels
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u... great reporting by @dadams7308.bsky.social Frances Robles @nytimes.com. The U.S. crime gun pipeline that arms Haiti gangs must be stopped at its source: the gun industry.
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Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?
Federal authorities in several countries have recently nabbed several caches of weapons headed to Haiti, but armed violence continues to rise there, with gangs increasingly obtaining high-caliber fire...
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
An important day, as the Supreme Court heard its first gun industry liability suit ever in @actiononguns.bsky.social Mexico lawsuit against gun manufacturers. What a great legal team, with masterful arguments by Cate Stetson of @hoganlovells.bsky.social
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
It took 3 days for Sweden to decide to take action to prevent (a rare) mass slaughter of its people. Mass shootings in the U.S. have increased over 20 years to now more than one a day. 🦗🦗🦗We need ⁦‪@actiononguns‬⁩
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
What an inspiring, energizing evening of activism & art at the 1st ⁦‪Global Action on Gun Violence @actiononguns.bsky.social fundraiser, with Manny Oliver, Patricia Oliver, and @changetheref.bsky.social, at Woolly Mammoth Theater. Gratitude to GAGV’s amazing team & supporters. See Guac!!!!
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Mexican President Sheinbaum rejects “White House's slander against the Mexican government of having alliances with criminal organizations…If such an alliance exists anywhere, it is in the United States armories that sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups.”
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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Damming the "iron river": Mexico's legal battle to stop gun trafficking from the U.S.
The government of Mexico says guns from the U.S. help fuel cartel violence. Now it's suing a major American gun maker and a handful of U.S. gun stores for billions in damages.
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
On Sunday, December 22, CBS 60 Minutes will air a segment on Mexico's gun lawsuits, for which @actiononguns is co-counsel. I was among those interviewed. Watch and spread the word! www.cbsnews.com/video/the-ir...
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The Iron River | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Up to half a million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico each year. Now, Mexico is suing American gun manufacturers and dealers to curb the flow. Sunday.
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
No other country simply tolerates the repeated slaughter of its people without doing anything to prevent the next massacre. We don’t need to live — or die - / like this. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Live updates: At least 3 dead in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin
Latest news and live updates on the potential school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday.
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Jonathan Lowy @jlowy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Powerful images of lives cut short by US refusal to do what every other country does to prevent gun violence. Great journalism www.cbsnews.com/rooms/
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Unmade beds and overdue books: Photographing the rooms of kids killed in school shootings
The families of eight school shooting victims opened their doors to Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp, allowing them to document their children's bedrooms.
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