As the President of the Brady Campaign, Dan Gross worked closely with the White House and Congress on the set of comprehensive legislation they proposed after the Newtown shooting.
[5][6][7] Throughout his career as an advocate, Gross has also worked to address gun violence as a public health and safety issue through the ASK (Asking Saves Kids) campaign and related programs.
[9] Since the Newtown, CT shooting, Dan Gross has appeared on numerous news shows and participated in many press conferences on this issue.
[7][15] In January 2016, Gross and the Brady Campaign supported executive actions by President Barack Obama to reduce illegal sales of guns without background checks.
[16] During the 2016 Democratic Presidential primaries, Dan Gross campaigned on behalf of candidate Hillary Clinton at events in Iowa and South Carolina, the site of a mass shooting by a White supremacist in 2015.