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Every year in Wisconsin, over 650 children and adults are killed with guns, leaving families and communities devastated.¹ Strong research and compelling evidence prove that we can prevent these tragedies.

The nearly 70,000 WAVE Ed Fund supporters shown on this map urge elected officials to put the safety of our families and communities first and take action to prevent gun violence.

Wisconsinites, like most Americans, support stronger gun laws

The gun industry pushes a narrative that gun violence prevention is a partisan issue. In reality, it’s one of the few things that unites many Wisconsinites and Americans across political lines. The vast majority of voters agree that gun violence is a pressing issue and that stronger gun laws would make our communities and homes safer.

Requiring Background Checks for Every Gun Sale

A Spectrum News poll from September 2022 shows that 87% of Wisconsinites favor background checks on all gun sales.² This means that, in Wisconsin, background checks are more popular than beer or cheese.³ Wisconsin is not unique in its support for background checks: A June 2022 poll by Quinnipiac University revealed that 92 percent of Americans support background checks for all buyers, calling this number “near unanimous.”⁴

Arming School Staff

• Most Americans do not favor arming teachers and school administrators, even if the law requires training.⁷
• Only 20% of educators believe schools would be safer if teachers carried guns.⁸

Disarming Domestic Abusers

• 81% of people in the U.S. support temporarily removing guns from someone subject to a domestic violence restraining order.
• Over 79% of gun owners polled support this policy, as well as 76% of Republicans.⁹

Reducing Gun Violence

• In an AP/NORC national poll conducted in August of 2023, 78% of respondents said reducing gun violence is extremely or very important.¹⁰
• 85% of Americans say it’s extremely or very important to them to prevent mass shootings. This includes 81% of Republicans.¹¹