Gun violence is not normal.

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Join us in the movement to prevent gun violence.

Sign up to receive action alerts and join WAVE Educational Fund in demanding an end to gun violence. 

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Discover Our Approach

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Personal

We help individuals understand the dangers associated with firearms, the risk factors for gun violence, and the myth of defensive gun use so they can make informed decisions for themselves and their families.

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Communal

We work to establish and maintain community partnerships, eliminate structural racism, end patterns of under-resourcing, empower community members, and support community violence intervention programs, such as hospital-based services.

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Societal

Finally, we work to influence societal-level choices, including ensuring consumer product safety, regulating the gun industry, holding the firearm industry accountable, and changing policies and practices. These policies include gun violence prevention laws.

Join your neighbors across Wisconsin

Speak Up

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Activists like you sign petitions and send messages to their elected officials at the local, state, federal level to advocate for evidence-based policies.

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Show Up

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Throughout the year, Wisconsinites like you volunteer at or attend events we are hosting or supporting to raise awareness about solutions to gun violence.

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Learn More About the Issues and Solutions

The Issues


Suicide

Domestic Violence

Community Violence

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The solutions

Extreme Risk Laws

Extreme risk protection laws provide a civil process for temporarily removing access to firearms from those who are an imminent threat of harming themselves or others.

Universal Background Checks

Universal background checks help prevent guns from getting into the hands of people who are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms due to high risk.

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In my work as an elected official, the WAVE community is a vital and unwavering partner in building grassroots support for policies that will save lives.
LaTonya Johnson
Senator
The epidemic of gun violence in Wisconsin can be cured but you and I have to do our part. Our willingness to stand up for what is right is our legacy to our children.
Rev. Jerry Hancock
Former WAVE Board President
Participating in this program has literally charted the course of my life. Without this program I am not sure if I would have figured out what I want to pursue in my career, in my life.

WAVE Intern
Through that internship, I did exactly
the work I needed…I was able to use my voice in a powerful way and fight for a cause I believe in…for a summer, it was my home, my empowerment.
WAVE Intern