Arizonans for Gun Safety

The organization also has education programs to teach about safe storage practices, non-violent conflict resolution, and ways to address youth violence.

Jennifer Longdon joined and became a president of AzGS after she was paralyzed due to a random drive-by shooting.

[7] Otis and Lory Smith joined the board of directors in 2000 after their daughter Shannon was killed from a stray bullet fired into the air.

[10][11] In 2014 AzGS filed an Amicus Curiae for the Appellee in the case of Heller v. District of Columbia.

[21] Artist Robert Miley, creator of the Release the Fear, a monument constructed of melted-down weapons used in violent acts across Arizona, said this of the HB 2455: "I think we need to turn to our youth and realize the things we pass now, whatever they are, they're going to affect generations to come".

The "Release the Fear" Statue, made from 8,000 pounds of metal taken from weapons of violence in Arizona, [ 14 ] was the site of the March for Our Lives Arizona protest. [ 15 ]